Ls

ls is a command to list computer files in Linux and Unix and Unix-like operating systems.

Linux Examples

• ls
• ls -lhaR
• One line listing with sizes using ls and find: ls -ldh $(find /path/to/search/)
• Sort by size:
  • ls -lR | grep '^-' | sort -rnk5 (sort will not work if ls is used with -h)
  • Including full path: ls -ld $(find ./) | sort -rnk5

-su: /bin/ls: Argument list too long

Related commands

• find
• du
• df

See also

• File system, du, df, find, ls, mkdir, touch, locate