Linux ls Command

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:

• ls source code on GitHub
• ls source code on GNU Savannah cgit
• ls source code on GNU Savannah gitweb

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.