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7 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls

Posted by Rianne Schestowitz on May 21, 2023

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ls is a command to list computer files. ls is specified by POSIX and the Single UNIX Specification. When invoked without any arguments, ls lists the files in the current working directory.

The GNU Core Utilities or coreutils is a package of GNU software containing implementations for many of the basic tools, such as cat, ls, and rm, which are used on Unix-like operating systems.

There are many enterprising developers that look to update and enhance many of the commands available in coreutils. ls is no exception.

Here’s our recommended replacements for ls. They are all command-line programs published under an open source license.

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