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Basic Commands for New Users
List the Contents of a Directory
To list the contents of a directory, open the terminal and type
ls
ls stands for list.
For more details, use
ls -l
-l stands for long.
To view all files, including hidden files use
ls -a
In Linux, hidden filenames start with a “.”
You can combine -l and -a, like this
ls -al
