Mac Os X 10.4 Tiger (Visual Quickstart Guides)
| ls is one of the most basic Unix commands. It enables you to list the contents of a directory.
To list the contents of your home directory
Type ls and press A list of the contents of your home directory appears (Figure 4). Figure 4. A simple directory listing using the ls command.
To list the contents of a subdirectory
Type ls followed by the subdirectory name (for example, ls Library) and press A list of the contents of the subdirectory you typed appears (Figure 5). Figure 5. A listing for the library subdirectory.
To view a long directory listing
Type ls -l and press A list of the contents of your home directory, including permissions, owner, size, and modification date information, appears (Figure 6). Figure 6. The long version of a directory listing includes permission, owner, file size, and modification date information.
To include invisible items in a directory listing
Type ls -a and press A list of the contents of your home directory, including invisible items, appears (Figure 7). Figure 7. A directory listing that includes invisible subdirectories.
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