ls

Syntax: ls [-Options] <search pattern>

Usage/Result: List the content of the current working directory.

Options:

-A	Lists all files except . and ..
-a	Include hidden files like files that begins with a dot (.)
-f	The list of files will not be sorted
-l	Detailed list view: filesize, ownership, date/time etc.
-h	Use readable filesizes like kb/mb/gb instead of just byte size
-R	Recursive - will also list the content of eventual subtrees.
-r	Sort files in reversed order
-S	Sort files by filesize
-t	Sort files by when they were last modified
-u	Sort files by when they were last accessed

Exempel

ls	Lists all the files in the current working dir.
ls a*	Lists all the files that begins with the letter "a" (* is used as a wildcard)
ls *.zip	List every file that ends with *.zip
ls -lShr	Detailed list (-l) of the current working dir. -S = Sort by filesize -h = Use readable filesizes(kb/mb/gb). -r = Sort files in reversed order

Advanced examples

Usage/Result
ls | more	List files one page at a time. Use "Space" to view the next set of files.