Listing Files and Directories in Linux

Hey guys, I have made this is an easy-to-follow step-by-step guide on Listing Files and Directories on Linux,

When you first log in to your main Linux command SSH line, your current working directory will be your home directory.

Your home directory will have a cut of your username in it, this is to keep your directory private and unique to yourself.

The command to check your current working directory is

# ls

Sometimes you will not see home dir, you might install a plugin and be in a different location, for example in the installation dir. (installed Virtualmin and our dir folder was set inside the installation dir instead of home)

As you can see from the image below;

So what you will need to do is move to the main root of your LINUX directory, to do this you will need to run the "# cd /" command and then run the "# ls" command again to view your home directory of your Linux.

so first run

# cd /

then run

# ls

This will then take you to the main home dir of your Linux folder. As you can see below in the image example.

So remember to go to your main home dir you need to run # cd/  followed by # ls

View hidden files in the dir of your Linux

To view  hidden files in the home dir of your Linux folder you will need to run #ls -a

# ls -a

When you use this command, you will see the same home DIR + any extra hidden files that may be in your current set directory.

See the image below for an example/reference, see the image shown below;

There are many other behaviour commands, which simply can be added at the end of # ls, for example, # ls --color or # ls -d  or  # ls -i  there are many more check the list below.

I hope you guys enjoy this quick Linux Tutorial, if you have any questions, please leave them below. 

Thanks.