For example, you could type "ls Downloads/Examples/Example1/Test" to list the files inside the "Test" folder. This is infinitely extensible, meaning that you can dig as deep as you want by utilizing the "/". Looking at the Finder window shows you that they are the same thing. For example "ls Downloads/Examples" will list the contents of the "Examples" folder that is inside the "Downloads folder" attributes D Directories R Read-only files H Hidden files A Files ready for archiving S System files I Not content indexed files L Reparse Points - Prefix meaning not just set type of desired file attribute, in your case /A:D (directory) dir /s/b/o:n/A:D > f. I can even dig deeper by using the "/" and typing a folder inside the Downloads directory. /A Displays files with specified attributes. Just to continue to help you visualize this, I'll open the Downloads folder in Finder. This time, when I press Enter, we see the contents of the Downloads folder. In this case, the command is "ls Downloads".
To do this, we simply type the "ls" command, followed by the directory whose contents we want to list. Let's view the files and folders inside the "Downloads" directory, while staying in our current directory. One will keep us in the current working directory, while the second will actually move us into the other directory before we list the files. Now, let's say we want to see the files and directories inside one of the directories listed here. So, when I type "ls" and press "Enter" we see the same folders that we do in the Finder window. To see them in the terminal, you use the "ls" command, which is used to list files and directories. In the Finder window, we see the contents of the "/Users/ModulesUnraveled" directory. Listing files and folders in the current directory This will make it easier to follow along throughout the series. I'll also split the screen so that the terminal is on the left and the Finder window is on the right. Let's go to this directory in Finder to follow along.
If I type it and press Enter, the result is "/Users/ModulesUnraveled".
CMD LIST DIRECTORY CONTENTS SERIAL
The dir command also displays other important information like the hard drive's serial number, the total number of files listed, their combined size, the total amount of free space left on the drive, and more. There may come a time when you don't know which directory you are currenly in. The dir command is used to display a list of files and folders contained inside the folder that you are currently working in.
CMD LIST DIRECTORY CONTENTS WINDOWS
Windows will commonly use ">".) Seeing which directory you're currently in (Some systems use a symbol other than the "$" including "%" or "#". Finally we'll see "ModulesUnraveled" which is my user name, and a "$" which is the prompt that indicates it is ready for me to type my command. You'll see "Brians-MacBook-Air" which is my computer name, followed by a colon and then a "~" (which indicates the user home directory) and that is the directory I am currently in. Once it's opened you'll see the last login time on the first line, while the second line shows information about my computer, what folder I'm in and who I'm logged in as. The first thing we need to do is open up our terminal. In this video we'll use the "pwd" command to see what directory we are in, and the "ls" command to list the files that are in our current directory.