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A utility in Unix-like systems such as Linux used for listing files and directories.

A utility in Unix and Unix-like operating systems used for listing files and directories. It is analogous to the dir command used in DOS and Windows.

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Bash ls command not working in shell script

I'm writing a shell script, and it also has to check if a file with a certain extension exists in a different directory. I'm running an ls command like this: TEMPLATE_FOLDER="$HOME/Downloads/" # Folder to check file="py" # Extension…
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bash scripting - what does "ls .." (ls with double dot) do?

My homework asked me to find what ls .. does. I tried to search the internet but I couldn't find any answer to the question. Does someone know what this command does?
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matching the ls command output

I'm trying to code the ls command. I have the following function that prints each file name : int ft_list(const char *filename) { DIR *dirp; struct dirent *dir; if (!(dirp = opendir(filename))) return (-1); while ((dir =…
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ls command for searching specific files in current directory

How to use ls command for searching specific files in current directory. Let's say where file name contains "localhost".
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The output of ls with -aF option is not clear

When I try the command ls with -aF option inside any directory whether it's empty or not, I always got the following: ./ ../ so what does the output mean when I have these two options together with ls command?
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Why ls | grep * isn't displaying anything?

if i do ls the output is: but if i do ls | grep complex* or ll | grep complex* or even ll | grep * or ll | grep * | less the output is always: This is confusing to me. I want to get a list of all files that start with complex* FYI if '*' ==…
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ls and ls -la not displaying a file that I am trying to compile (Java)

ls and ls -la commands are not displaying files that I want to compile. Why are my files not showing up?
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List files missing a corresponding file

I have a directory with about 1500 files. Each of these files have a corresponding .txt file of the same name to go along with it. Some of these files are missing the txt files so I need to re-create or re-download them. I need to find a way to list…
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What is the address from which /bin/ls program execution starts?

I need to know what's the address from which /bin/ls program execution starts (after dynamic linker fix the environment, what address gets the control?) I need it in hexadecimal (0xNNN...) or decimal format
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