- List Files and Folders
- List the Contents of Other Folders
- List Folder Contents Using Wildcards
- View a List of Files in Subfolders
- View a List of Contents in a Single Column
- View Contents As a Comma-Separated List
- View Hidden Files and Folders
- Visually Display a File's Type
- Display Contents in Color
- List Permissions, Ownership, and More
- Reverse the Order Contents Are Listed
- Sort Contents by Date and Time
- Sort Contents by Size
- Express File Sizes in Terms of K, M, and G
- Display the Path of Your Current Directory
- Change to a Different Directory
- Change to Your Home Directory
- Change to Your Previous Directory
- Conclusion
Conclusion
If this was law school, you would have learned in this chapter what misdemeanors, torts, and felonies are. If this was a hardware repair class, it would have been RAM, hard drives, and motherboards. Since this is a book about the Linux shell, you’ve examined the most basic commands that a Linux user needs to know to effectively use the command line: ls, pwd, and cd. Now that you know how to get around the file system, it’s time to learn about two things that govern the universe: creation and destruction. Now not only will you be observing your environment, you’ll be modifying it to your whims. Read on!