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Using the man command in Unix, I want to list file names with file size etc.

By using the man command I want to list the names of the files I have already created with extra information such as filesize, date of modification etc.

I know I have to use the man command possibly something like:

man ls | documents

But this would not seem to work. If anyone would know how to do this that would be great? Any help would be much appreciated.

Solution

  • You use man to read the contents of the manual, not list files.

    Use ls to list your files.

    Use ls -l to list files with extra information.

    Use ls -la to list all files (including hidden) with extra information.