command problem

[achuth]

Sir,
I don't see any difference between ls and ls -A.

The output of both the commands are same.

If there is any difference what is that?

I didn't understand the man page of ls -A

What is ls -A ?

[Sazhen86]

Hi

The "ls" command by default ignores files where the name starts with a period (.) and they don't appear in the listing. The "-a" option lists all files, including those with filenames starting with a period. This includes the filenames for the current directory (.) and the parent directory (..). The "-A" option lists almost all the files by omitting the (.) and (..) entries.

Hope that helps.

[achuth]

Why the parent directory file is kept in the current directory?

[Dave_L]

".." is a link to the parent directory. The command "cd .." navigates from the current directory to its parent.

[achuth]

No,
It is now shown as a link.
It is still shown as a directory by the ls command.
WHY?

[WorMzy]

What?

. and .. are directories. What do you mean ".." is shown as a link?

[raja.genupula]

http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/...man1/ls.1.html

[achuth]

Why the current directory contains a parent directory?

[WorMzy]

Because if it didn't, how would you navigate? You'd only be able to go one way through the filing system.