The ls command is essential when navigating a file system. ls displays files and directories in a given file system path. Yet, there’s a nuance when displaying files using the plain ls command: it’s not listing dotfiles. Dotfiles are the “hidden” files on your hard disk that start …

In Linux, you can display a list of files and directories using the ls command. By default, ls prints the contents of a directory (files and folders) alphabetically in a column-like layout: $ ls CHANGELOG.md README.md lerna-debug.log node_modules package.json test LICENSE jest.config.js lerna.json …