The 'ls' command is the same in Linux and Unix systems. System Administrators may set up an alias that has the -FC or other options but the command itself with no other parameters (ls) is just the 'ls' command.
ls will list the directory -C otion is to list entries by columns -F or --classify is to append indicator (one of */=>@|) to entries
The LS command: ls folder Type man ls for more details.
Using man ls will open the manual page for the ls command. The ls command lists the files and folders in the current directory.
ls
Such short abbreviations normally mean several things. One meaning of "ls" is the command used in UNIX and Linux to show a list of files. This is basically the equivalent of the DOS/windows "dir" command.
The command "man ls" will tell you about the 'ls' command. The last part will be ignored because it isn't part of the manual entry for the 'ls' command.The command as you can given it is most likely because you want to know what will happen when you issue the 'ls abcdat' command in Linux. The answer is that it will list out the name (in a short form) of the file or directory abcdat if it exists in your current working directory.
ls will list the contents of a directory.
cd ls
In Linux: ls In Windows: dir
Type the following command# ls -l
ls *.c
The 'ls' command has many switches and options, especially depending on which version of Unix or Linux you are talking about. The best way to find out is to try either: man ls info ls ls --help depending on the system.