Zayin Krige

In Windows (and if you go a bit further back, DOS), we normally use the “dir” command to show us a list of files in a directory. Linux/Unix uses the “ls” command to do this.

“ls” isnt very pretty and doesnt show us much.

Personally, my preferred “ls” command is

ls --color=auto -al

although this is a huge hassle to type out every time.

But there is a trick.

cd ~
pico .bashrc

go all the way to the bottom and add this

alias ls='ls --color=auto -al'

ctrl-x to exit; “y” to save changes, and restart your terminal session.

Next time you run “ls” it will give you a nicely formatted directory listing show all files (including hidden)

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