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Which command is used for listing files in a directory?

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asked Jul 28, 2021 in Unix by Alexis (67.2k points)

Which command is used for listing files in a directory?

(a) ps

(b) list

(c) ls

(d) wc

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answered Aug 2, 2021 by Patrick (1.2m points)
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The correct choice is (c) ls

Easiest explanation: ls command is one of the most powerful commands used in UNIX system. It comes available with a bunch of options for listing files available in the directory. There are a number of options like -l, -a which are used for listing files in different manners according to user’s need.

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