Listing directories
A listing of my favorite ls features.
To know wich directory you’re in now, use the pwd command. pwd stands for “print working directory”.
> pwd
/Users/sebastiandedeyne/Sites/test
List the current directory, use the ls command. ls is short for “list”.
> ls
README.md assets index.html
Include hidden files with -a.
> ls -a
. .. .git README.md assets index.html
List everything in a single column with -1. This is useful when you want to copy/paste a directory.
> ls -1
README.md
assets
index.html
Add a trailing slash to directories with -F. Also can be useful for copy/pasting purposes.
> ls -1F
README.md
assets/
index.html
This series is an attempt to document the Unix commands I know, and the ones I occasionally need.
Follow along, and you might learn some tricks along the way! Consider this series a living document that will grow organically; I won’t be updating or adding new posts on a set schedule.
- Introduction
- Listing directories
- Zipping
- Rsync
- Finding files (by filename)
- Finding files (by content)
- Permissions