Linux ls Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use ls commmand in Linux. ls command is ls - list directory contents

What is Linux ls Command?  

In this tutorial we learn how to use ls command in Linux. ls command is ls - list directory contents

ls Syntax  

       ls [OPTION]... [FILE]...

ls Examples  

ls Command Manual / Help  

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of ls command.

ls command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for ls command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man ls

To open info page for ls command we can use command below.

info ls

To open help page from ls command we can run command below.

ls --help

Linux ls Command Source Code  

You can find ls command source code from the folowing repositories:

Related Linux Commands  

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary  

In this tutorial we learn how to use ls in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.