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Linux Essentials - Second Edition
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Once you’re comfortable with the layout of the Linux files, you may be ready to do some exploring. In the next few pages, we describe how to learn what files are on your hard disk, how to change directories, how to refer to files that aren’t in the current directory, and how to use the most common commands for manipulating files.

To manipulate files, it’s helpful to know what they are. The ls command, whose name is short for list, provides this information by displaying the names of files in a directory. If you pass it no options, it shows the files in the current directory. However, you can pass it both options and file or directory specifications. This command supports a huge number of options; consult its man page for details. Table 7.2ls options.

Table 7.2 Common ls options
| Option (long form) | Option (short form) | Description |
––all |
-a |
Normally, ls omits files whose names... |
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