Linux dir Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use dir commmand in Linux. dir command is dir - list directory contents
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What is Linux dir Command?

In this tutorial we learn how to use dir command in Linux. dir command is dir - list directory contents

dir Syntax

       dir [OPTION]... [FILE]...

dir Examples

dir Command Manual / Help

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of dir command.

dir command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for dir command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man dir

To open info page for dir command we can use command below.

info dir

To open help page from dir command we can run command below.

dir --help

Linux dir Command Source Code

You can find dir command source code from the folowing repositories:

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to use dir in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.