GNU/Linux |
CentOS 4.8 |
i386 |
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ls(1) |
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ls − list directory contents
ls [OPTION]... [FILE]...
List information about the FILEs (the current directory by default). Sort entries alphabetically if none of −cftuSUX nor −−sort.
Mandatory
arguments to long options are mandatory for short options
too.
−a, −−all
do not hide entries starting with .
−A, −−almost−all
do not list implied . and ..
−−author
print the author of each file
−b, −−escape
print octal escapes for nongraphic characters
−−block−size=SIZE
use SIZE-byte blocks
−B, −−ignore−backups
do not list implied entries ending with ~
−c |
with −lt: sort by, and show, ctime (time of last modification of file status information) with −l: show ctime and sort by name otherwise: sort by ctime | ||
−C |
list entries by columns |
−−color[=WHEN]
control whether color is used to distinguish file types. WHEN may be ’never’, ’always’, or ’auto’
−d, −−directory
list directory entries instead of contents, and do not dereference symbolic links
−D, −−dired
generate output designed for Emacs’ dired mode
−f |
do not sort, enable −aU, disable −lst |
−F, −−classify
append indicator (one of */=@|) to entries
−−format=WORD
across −x, commas −m, horizontal −x, long −l, single-column −1, verbose −l, vertical −C
−−full−time
like −l −−time−style=full−iso
−g |
like −l, but do not list owner |
−G, −−no−group
inhibit display of group information
−h, −−human−readable
print sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 234M 2G)
−−si |
likewise, but use powers of 1000 not 1024 |
−H, −−dereference−command−line
follow symbolic links listed on the command line
−−dereference−command−line−symlink−to−dir
follow each command line symbolic link
that points to a directory
−−indicator−style=WORD append indicator with style WORD to entry names:
none (default), classify (-F), file-type (-p)
−i, −−inode
print index number of each file
−I, −−ignore=PATTERN
do not list implied entries matching shell PATTERN
−k |
like −−block−size=1K |
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−l |
use a long listing format |
−L, −−dereference
when showing file information for a symbolic link, show information for the file the link references rather than for the link itself
−m |
fill width with a comma separated list of entries |
−n, −−numeric−uid−gid
like −l, but list numeric UIDs and GIDs
−N, −−literal
print raw entry names (don’t treat e.g. control characters specially)
−o |
like −l, but do not list group information |
−p, −−file−type
append indicator (one of /=@|) to entries
−q, −−hide−control−chars
print ? instead of non graphic characters
−−show−control−chars
show non graphic characters as-is (default unless program is ’ls’ and output is a terminal)
−Q, −−quote−name
enclose entry names in double quotes
−−quoting−style=WORD
use quoting style WORD for entry names: literal, locale, shell, shell-always, c, escape
−r, −−reverse
reverse order while sorting
−R, −−recursive
list subdirectories recursively
−s, −−size
print size of each file, in blocks
−S |
sort by file size |
−−sort=WORD
extension −X, none −U, size −S, time −t, version −v
status −c, time −t, atime −u, access −u, use −u
−−time=WORD
show time as WORD instead of modification time: atime, access, use, ctime or status; use specified time as sort key if −−sort=time
−−time−style=STYLE
show times using style STYLE: full-iso, long-iso, iso, locale, +FORMAT
FORMAT is interpreted like ’date’; if FORMAT is FORMAT1<newline>FORMAT2, FORMAT1 applies to non-recent files and FORMAT2 to recent files; if STYLE is prefixed with ’posix-’, STYLE takes effect only outside the POSIX locale
−t |
sort by modification time |
−T, −−tabsize=COLS
assume tab stops at each COLS instead of 8
−u |
with −lt: sort by, and show, access time with −l: show access time and sort by name otherwise: sort by access time | ||
−U |
do not sort; list entries in directory order | ||
−v |
sort by version |
−w, −−width=COLS
assume screen width instead of current value
−x |
list entries by lines instead of by columns |
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−X |
sort alphabetically by entry extension |
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−1 |
list one file per line |
SELINUX
options:
−−lcontext
Display security context. Enable −l. Lines will probably be too wide for most displays.
−Z, −−context
Display security context so it fits on most displays. Displays only mode, user, group, security context and file name.
−−scontext
Display only security context and file name.
−−help |
display this help and exit |
−−version
output version information and exit
SIZE may be (or may be an integer optionally followed by) one of following: kB 1000, K 1024, MB 1000*1000, M 1024*1024, and so on for G, T, P, E, Z, Y.
By default, color is not used to distinguish types of files. That is equivalent to using −−color=none. Using the −−color option without the optional WHEN argument is equivalent to using −−color=always. With −−color=auto, color codes are output only if standard output is connected to a terminal (tty).
Written by Richard Stallman and David MacKenzie.
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
Copyright
© 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying
conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
The full documentation for ls is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and ls programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info coreutils ls
should give you access to the complete manual.
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