USAGE ls [ -a -s -F ] [path]

     This command will show you the files and directories in the 
current directory.  You can change the default behavior of ls by 
suppplying a valid path, and the optional - arguments.

       -a  --  shows the hidden files (i.e. .edrc )
       -s  --  shows the file size to the left of the file
       -F  --  shows a / to the right of the directory name


ls /wiz/zifnab

/wiz/zifnab/:
EVAL.c         doc            people.c       safe.c         tplmenu.c
Mh.c           mailer.c       pool_room.c    t_people.c     workroom.c
backup_menu.c  mailtest       rooms          t_people.c%


ls -a /wiz/zifnab

/wiz/zifnab/:
.edrc          backup_menu.c  people.c       t_people.c
.mailtest      doc            pool_room.c    t_people.c%
EVAL.c         mailer.c       rooms          tplmenu.c
Mh.c           mailtest       safe.c         workroom.c

Notice the .edrc and the .mailtest shown by adding the -a option to ls


ls -s /wiz/zifnab

/wiz/zifnab/:
1 EVAL.c           10 mailer.c        4 rooms            10 tplmenu.c
2 Mh.c             0 mailtest         2 safe.c           1 workroom.c
10 backup_menu.c   3 people.c         3 t_people.c
0 doc              1 pool_room.c      3 t_people.c%
 
Notice the size of the files next to the file name .

ls -F /wiz/zifnab


/wiz/zifnab/:
EVAL.c         doc/           people.c       safe.c         tplmenu.c
Mh.c           mailer.c       pool_room.c    t_people.c     workroom.c*
backup_menu.c  mailtest/      rooms          t_people.c%


Notice the / to the right of the directory name.

The flags and path are both optional, if you leave off the path
ls assumes you meant the current directory.


ls -asF /wiz/zifnab
ls -Fs /wiz.zifnab
ls -F