| 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. |
