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NAME

       ls, lc - list contents of directory

SYNOPSIS

       ls [ -dlnpqrstuF ] name ...

       lc [ -dlnqrstuF ] name ...

DESCRIPTION

       For  each directory argument, ls lists the contents of the directory; for each file argument, ls repeats its name and any other information
       requested.  When no argument is given, the current directory is listed.	By default, the output is sorted alphabetically by name.

       Lc is the same as ls, but sets the -p option and pipes the output through mc(1).

       There are a number of options:

       -d     If argument is a directory, list it, not its contents.

       -l     List in long format, giving mode (see below), file system type (e.g., for devices, the # code letter that names it;  see	Intro(4)),
	      the instance or subdevice number, owner, group, size in bytes, and time of last modification for each file.

       -n     Don't sort the listing.

       -p     Print only the final path element of each file name.

       -q     List the qid (see stat(2)) of each file.

       -r     Reverse the order of sort.

       -s     Give size in Kbytes for each entry.

       -t     Sort by time modified (latest first) instead of by name.

       -u     Under -t sort by time of last access; under -l print time of last access.

       -F     Add the character / after all directory names and the character * after all executable files.

       The mode printed under the -l option contains 11 characters, interpreted as follows: the first character is

       d      if the entry is a directory;
       a      if the entry is an append-only file;
       -      if the entry is a plain file.

       The next letter is l if the file is exclusive access (one writer or reader at a time).

       The last 9 characters are interpreted as three sets of three bits each.	The first set refers to owner permissions; the next to permissions
       to others in the same user-group; and the last to all others.  Within each set the three characters  indicate  permission  respectively	to
       read, to write, or to execute the file as a program.  For a directory, `execute' permission is interpreted to mean permission to search the
       directory for a specified file.	The permissions are indicated as follows:

       r  if the file is readable;
       w  if the file is writable;
       x  if the file is executable;
       -  if none of the above permissions is granted.

SOURCE

       /sys/src/cmd/ls.c
       /rc/bin/lc

SEE ALSO

       stat(2) mc(1)

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