| Option | Description |
|---|
| -a | Display all the files and folders even if they are hidden. (How to hide files and folders in unix) |
| -A | Similar to ‘–a’ option. Displays all the files and folders(even hidden) excluding working directory (.) and parent directory (..). |
| -l | Displays more information about the files like permissions, owner name, last modified time and user name. |
| -t | Display files sorted in latest modification time. |
| -r | Reverse the sorted list. |
| -R | Recursively reverse the sub directories. |
| -d | Displays list of directories excluding files. |
| -g | Displays same output of command “ls –l” excluding the owner names of the files. |
| -o | Displays same output of command “ls-l” excluding the group names of the files. |
| -i | Displays (inode) index number of each file. |
| -s | Display list of files with size. This command used with “-l” option like “ls –ls” |
| -S | Display files sorted by size. |
| -v | Displays files sorted by version. |
| -1 | Display each file in a new line. |
