ls(1CC)

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NAME

ls- list directory contents

SYNOPSIS

ls [-ACFLRTacdfikloqrstu1] file...

DESCRIPTION

ls is a target utility.

For each operand that names a file of a type other than a directory, ls displays its name as well as any associated information requested. For each operand that names a file of the type directory, ls displays the names of files contained within that directory, as well as any associated information requested.

If no operands are given, the contents of the current directory are displayed. If more than one operand is given, non-directory operands are displayed first; directory and non-directory operands are sorted separately and in lexicographical order.

The following options are available:

-A

List all entries except for . and ..'.' Always set for the super-user.

-C

Force multi-column output; this is the default when output is to a terminal.

-F

Display a slash (/) immediately after each pathname that is a directory, an asterisk (*) after each that is executable, and an at sign (@) after each symbolic link.

-L

If the argument is a symbolic link, list the file or directory the link references rather than the link itself.

-R

List the subdirectories encountered recursively.

-T

Display complete time information for the file, including month, day, hour, minute, second, and year.

-a

Include directory entries whose names begin with a dot (.).

-c

Use the time when the file status was last changed for sorting or printing.

-d

Directories are listed as plain files (not searched recursively) and symbolic links in the argument list are not followed through.

-f

Output is not sorted.

-i

For each file, print the file's file serial number (inode number).

-k

If the -s option is specified, print the file size allocation in kilobytes, not blocks. This option overrides the environment variable BLOCKSIZE.

-l

List in long format. (See below.) If the output is to a terminal, a total sum for all the file sizes is output on a line before the long listing.

-o

Include the file flags in a long -l output

-q

Force printing of non-graphic characters in file names as the character `?'; this is the default when output is to a terminal.

-r

Reverse the order of the sort to get reverse lexicographical order, or the oldest entries first.

-s

Display the number of file system blocks actually used by each file, in units of 512 bytes, where partial units are rounded up to the next integer value. If the output is to a terminal, a total sum for all the file sizes is output on a line before the listing.

-t

Sort by the time modified (most recently modified first) before sorting the operands in lexicographical order.

-u

Use the time of last access, instead of last modification of the file for sorting -t or printing -l.

-1

(The numeric digit ``one.'') Force output to be one entry per line. This is the default when output is not to a terminal.

The -1, -C, and -l options override each other; the last one specified determines the format used.

The -c and -u options override each other; the last one specified determines the file time used.

By default, ls lists one entry per line to standard output; the exceptions are to terminals or when the -C option is specified.

File information is displayed with one or more <blank>s separating the information associated with the -i, -s, and -l options.

The Long Format

If the -l option is specified, the following information is displayed for each file: file mode, number of links, owner name, group name, number of bytes in the file, abbreviated month, day-of-month file was last modified, hour file was last modified, minute file was last modified, and the pathname. In addition, for each directory whose contents are displayed, the total number of 512-byte blocks used by the files in the directory is displayed on a line by itself immediately before the information for the files in the directory.

If the owner or group names are not a known user or group name, the numeric ID's are displayed. This is always the case on ChorusOS.

If the file is a character special or block special file, the major and minor device numbers for the file are displayed in the size field. If the file is a symbolic link, the pathname of the file to which there is a link is preceded by -> .

The file mode printed under the -l option consists of the entry type, owner permissions, and group permissions. The entry type character describes the type of file, as follows:

b

Block special file.

c

Character special file.

d

Directory.

l

Symbolic link.

s

Socket link.

-

Regular file.

The next three fields are three characters each: owner permissions, group permissions, and other permissions. Each field has three character positions:

If r, the file is readable; if -, it is not readable.




If w, the file is writable; if -, it is not writable.




The first of the following that applies:

S

If in the owner permissions, the file is not executable and set-user-ID mode is set. If in the group permissions, the file is not executable and set-group-ID mode is set.

s

If in the owner permissions, the file is executable and set-user-ID mode is set. If in the group permissions, the file is executable and setgroup-ID mode is set.

x

The file is executable or the directory is searchable.

-

The file is neither readable, writeable, executable, nor set-user-ID nor set-group-ID mode, nor sticky. (See below.)

These next two apply only to the third character in the last group (other permissions):

T

The sticky bit is set (mode 1000), but there is no execute or search permission.

t

The sticky bit is set (mode 1000), and is searchable or executable.

If successful, the ls utility returns 0, otherwise >0 if an error occurs.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

The following environment variables affect the execution of ls:

BLOCKSIZE

If the environmental variable BLOCKSIZE is set, the block counts (see -s) will be displayed in units of that size of block.

COLUMNS

If this variable contains a string representing a decimal integer, it is used as the column position width for displaying multiple-text-column output. The ls utility calculates how many pathname text columns to display based on the width provided. (See -C.)

TZ

The timezone to use when displaying dates.

COMPATIBILITY

The group field is now automatically included in the long listing for files.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability	Evolving

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