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(ls) means list directory

(ls -l) to long list

and also used to show file or directory permissions.

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[root@localhost /]# ls /

ahmedtest boot etc lib media mnt opt root selinux sys usr

bin dev home lost+found misc net proc sbin srv tmp var

[root@localhost /]# ls /etc/passwd

/etc/passwd

[root@localhost /]# ls -l /etc/passwd

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1587 May 27 02:30 /etc/passwd

[root@localhost /]# ls -l /etc/passwd

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1587 May 27 02:30 /etc/passwd

[root@localhost /]# ls -n /etc/passwd

-rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 1587 May 27 02:30 /etc/passwd

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