ls

Some useful or frequently-used flags

Note that some commands work differntly on macOS and Linux.

Short and long

Flag	Description
--color	Add color to output. Only valid on Linux. Example: --color=auto.
--group-directories-first	Sort by directories first.
-F --classify	Add type as one of: */=>@|
-A --almost-all	List all files including Hidden files, but not implied . and .. . Always set for the super-user according to Linux manpage.
-a	Include directory entries whose names begin with a dot. (Note using -A is probably preferred to -a.)
-S	Largest files first
-t	Newest modified first.
-d	Show directories themselves and not their contents.
-R	Recursive.

Long listing

Flag	Description
-l	Show long listing
-G --no-group	Remove group column in long listing.
-h	Show human-readable size in long listing. ls -lh
-C	Force multi-column output.
-1	Show names only but as single column.
--full-time	Show ISO time.