The command to list files in bash shell is "ls".
Few Examples of ls command usage:
Get the list of all files in the current directory
# ls Annual-Queries-2023.xlsx Archive-2020-2030 prod-script.py Archive-2010-2020 ToDo-List.txt satge-script.pyGet the list of all the files and directories in the current directory with more details.
# ls -l total 0 -rw-r--r--@ 1 c2ctech staff 0 May 4 21:46 Annual-Queries-2023.xlsx drwxr-xr-x@ 2 c2ctech staff 64 May 4 21:46 Archive-2010-2020 drwxr-xr-x@ 2 c2ctech staff 64 May 4 21:47 Archive-2020-2030 -rw-r--r--@ 1 c2ctech staff 0 May 4 21:46 ToDo-List.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 c2ctech staff 0 May 4 21:48 prod-script.py -rw-r--r-- 1 c2ctech staff 0 May 4 21:48 satge-script.pyGet the list of all files including hidden ones
# ls -la total 0 drwxr-xr-x@ 11 c2ctech staff 352 May 4 21:50 . drwx------@ 17 c2ctech staff 544 May 4 21:48 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 c2ctech staff 234 May 4 21:50 .config -rw-r--r-- 1 c2ctech staff 0 May 4 21:50 .secret-records.csv drwxr-xr-x 2 c2ctech staff 3264 May 4 21:50 .unclassified -rw-r--r--@ 1 c2ctech staff 0 May 4 21:46 Annual-Queries-2023.xlsx drwxr-xr-x@ 2 c2ctech staff 26341 May 4 21:46 Archive-2010-2020 drwxr-xr-x@ 2 c2ctech staff 62341 May 4 21:47 Archive-2020-2030 -rw-r--r--@ 1 c2ctech staff 0 May 4 21:46 ToDo-List.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 c2ctech staff 0 May 4 21:48 prod-script.py -rw-r--r-- 1 c2ctech staff 0 May 4 21:48 satge-script.pyGet all files and directories details in human-readable file sizes.
# ls -lh total 0 -rw-r--r--@ 1 c2ctech staff 12K May 4 21:46 Annual-Queries-2023.xlsx drwxr-xr-x@ 2 c2ctech staff 23K May 4 21:46 Archive-2010-2020 drwxr-xr-x@ 2 c2ctech staff 64B May 4 21:47 Archive-2020-2030 -rw-r--r--@ 1 c2ctech staff 1M May 4 21:46 ToDo-List.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 c2ctech staff 134B May 4 21:48 prod-script.py -rw-r--r-- 1 c2ctech staff 243B May 4 21:48 satge-script.py
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