ls

Count

To count the number of files in a folder and sub-folders, see Tips

Nice

ls -ltr

Recursive

To list all files in a folder:

ls -R

Note:

• To list directory entries instead of contents, use -d

• find will find all files that match a pattern…

Issues

If ls hangs, it is possible that you have an NFS mount to a server you no longer have a connection or access to…