ls - List folder contents

Syntax

Description

ls lists the contents of the current folder.

ls name lists the files and folders in the current folder that match the specified name. You can use wildcards.

list = ls(name) returns the files and folders in the current folder that match the specified name to list.

Tips

• On UNIX platforms, you can add any flags to ls that the operating system supports.

Input Arguments

name	A string value specifying a file or folder name.

Output Arguments

list

On UNIX platforms, list is a character row vector of names separated by tab and space characters. On Microsoft Windows platforms, list is an m-by-n character array of names—m is the number of names and n is the number of characters in the longest name. MATLAB pads names shorter than n characters with space characters.

Examples

List all the files and folders in the current folder:

ls

List all the files and folders in the current folder that begin with the letter h:

ls h*

Return the list of all the files and folders in the current folder to mylist:

mylist = ls;

Alternatives

• View files and folders in the Current Folder field in the MATLAB desktop toolbar.

• View files and folders in the Current Folder browser.

  Open the Current Folder browser by issuing the filebrowser command.

See Also

dir | pwd

How To

• Working with Files and Folders

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