What's in here?

List files with ls

⏱ Est. ~4 min

01 · Read

Knowing where you are is useful, but you also need to see what's around you. The ls command lists all the files and folders in your current location.

💡 Picture thisThink of ls as flipping the light switch on in a room — suddenly you can see what's inside.

Key points

ls is short for list
It lists files and folders in the current directory
Folders and files look different in the output

02 · Terminal exercise

Now that you know where you are, let's see what's around.

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03 · Terminal exercise

Want more detail? Try the "long format".

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04 · Terminal exercise

Some files are hidden (names that start with a period). Let's reveal them.

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05 · Quiz

Which ls flag shows hidden files (the ones starting with a period)?

ls -l
ls -a
ls -h
ls -r

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