dir Linux Commands
What is Linux dir Command?
Explanation
dir COMMAND:dir command is used to list all the files in a particular directory.SYNTAX :
dir [OPTION] [FILE]OPTIONS:
-a, --all
do not hide entries starting with .
--author
print the author of each file.
-B, --ignore-backups
do not list implied entries ending with ~
-C
list entries by columns.
-d, --directory
list directory entries instead of contents.
-g
like -l, but do not list owner.
-k
like --block-size=1K.
-m
fill width with a comma separated list of entries.
-p, --file-type
print ? instead of non graphic characters.
-S
sort by file size.
-s, --size
print size of each file, in blocks.
-t
sort by modification time.
-v
sort by version.
-l
list one file per line.
EXAMPLE:
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dir /opt/lampp/htdocs/
Output:
index.php test.php a.txt
b.txt adc.php a.jpg
In the above example, the command lists all the files in the directory 'htdocs'.
dir [OPTION] [FILE]
OPTIONS:
-a, --all
do not hide entries starting with .
--author
print the author of each file.
-B, --ignore-backups
do not list implied entries ending with ~
-C
list entries by columns.
-d, --directory
list directory entries instead of contents.
-g
like -l, but do not list owner.
-k
like --block-size=1K.
-m
fill width with a comma separated list of entries.
-p, --file-type
print ? instead of non graphic characters.
-S
sort by file size.
-s, --size
print size of each file, in blocks.
-t
sort by modification time.
-v
sort by version.
-l
list one file per line.
EXAMPLE:
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dir /opt/lampp/htdocs/
Output:
index.php test.php a.txt
b.txt adc.php a.jpg
In the above example, the command lists all the files in the directory 'htdocs'.
| -a, --all | do not hide entries starting with . |
| --author | print the author of each file. |
| -B, --ignore-backups | do not list implied entries ending with ~ |
| -C | list entries by columns. |
| -d, --directory | list directory entries instead of contents. |
| -g | like -l, but do not list owner. |
| -k | like --block-size=1K. |
| -m | fill width with a comma separated list of entries. |
| -p, --file-type | print ? instead of non graphic characters. |
| -S | sort by file size. |
| -s, --size | print size of each file, in blocks. |
| -t | sort by modification time. |
| -v | sort by version. |
| -l | list one file per line. |
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dir /opt/lampp/htdocs/Output:
index.php test.php a.txt
b.txt adc.php a.jpgIn the above example, the command lists all the files in the directory 'htdocs'.
