NAME ls - list directory contents SYNOPSIS ls [OPTION]... [FILE]... DESCRIPTION List information about the specified files, or the current working directory by default. OPTIONS -a, --all do not ignore entries starting with . --full-time with -l, print time in full iso format -h, --human-readable with -l and/or -s, print human readable sizes --si likewise, but use powers of 1000 not 1024 -l use a long listing format -r, --reverse reverse order while sorting -R, --recursive list subdirectories recursively -S sort by file size -t sort by modification time, newest first -X sort alphabetically by entry extension -1 list one file per line --no-color Do not colorize the output (default colorized) --help display this help and exit -p append / indicator to directories -M display Microsoft-style file and directory count after listing ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES LS_COLORS A serialized table listing colors to use for listing filesystem elements. FILE Coloring to use when listing a regular file DIR Coloring to use when listing a directory LINK Coloring to use when listing a symbolic link *. Coloring to use for regular files with an extension The default LS_COLORS string is "{FILE=0xFFFFFF,DIR=0x66CCFF,LINK=0xFFAA00,["*.lua"]=0x00FF00}" EXAMPLES ls Displays the contents of the current directory. ls /bin /mnt Displays the contents of the `/bin`/ and `/mnt` directories, one after the other.