We can see some numbers printed before the file/directory name. Display Inode number of File or Directory With a combination of -lS displays file size in order, will display big in size first. List Files and Directories in Reverse Order in LinuxĪ combination of -ltr will show the latest modification file or directory date as last. rw-r-r- 1 lighttpd lighttpd 7858 Aug 21 15:26 access.log

rw-r-r- 1 root root 0 Aug 19 03:14 access_log 1 root root 33408 Aug 8 17:25 anaconda.log See an example of the output of the command. Ls -R option will list very long listing directory trees. Recursively list Sub-Directories in Linux # ls -rįbcmd_update.php Documents anaconda-ks.cfg The following command with the ls -r option display files and directories in reverse order. # ls -FĪnaconda-ks.cfg Documents/ fbcmd_update.php install.log Using the -F option with the ls command will add the '/' character at the end of each directory. List Files and Directories with ‘/’ Character at the End 2 root root 4.0K Jul 31 02:48 Templatesĭrwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4.0K Jul 31 02:48 Publicĭrwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4.0K Jul 31 02:48 Picturesĭrwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 21K Aug 12 12:42 fbcmd_update.php 2 root root 4.0K Jul 31 02:48 Documentsĭrwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4.0K Jul 31 02:48 Desktopĭrwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 1.6K Jul 31 02:17 anaconda-ks.cfgĭrwxr-xr-x. With a combination of -lh option, shows sizes in a human-readable format. List all files including hidden files starting with ‘. 2 root root 4096 Jul 31 02:48 Templatesĭrwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 21262 Aug 12 12:42 fbcmd_update.php 2 root root 4096 Jul 31 02:48 Documentsĭrwxr-xr-x. Here, ls -l ( -l is a character, not one) shows file or directory, size, modified date and time, file or folder name and owner of the file, and its permission.

A ls program