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Glossary: Operating System Basics

ls

Also written: ls -l, ls -a, ls -la, ls -lh, ls -ld, ls -lah

Lists files. `-l` shows permissions, owner, size and date; `-a` includes hidden files; `-h` gives readable sizes; and `-d` shows a folder itself rather than what's inside it.

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