To output the list of files and directories contained in the current working directory, you can use the ls command — which stands for list:

$ ls

Example

Let's consider this filesystem representation, in which the current working directory is the home directory:

/├── home│   └── johndoe         ← Current working directory│   │   ├── Documents│   │   └── Downloads

Executing this command will list the content of the /home/johndoe directory in the form of columns:

$ lsDocuments     Downloads

Listing the content of directories

To list the content of one or more directories, you can use the ls command as follows:

$ ls [path ...]