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# colorls

> Beautify `ls` command output, with color and font-awesome icons. Available as a Ruby gem.
> More information: <https://github.com/athityakumar/colorls#flags>.

- List files one per line:

`colorls -1`

- List all files, including hidden files:

`colorls {{[-a|--all]}}`

- Long format list (permissions, ownership, size, and modification date) of all files:

`colorls {{[-l|--long]}} {{[-a|--all]}}`

- Only list directories:

`colorls {{[-d|--dirs]}}`