os.ls - Function

directory listing

Synopsis
ls(dir)

Description
This function lists directories in a human-readable format, like the unix command ls. To retrieve a glish record containing files in a directory, use dos.dir() instead.

Arguments

dir	in	directory name
		Allowed:	string
		Default:	current directory

Example

- dos.ls()
aips++.inputsv2.table mymsgs                tkeep3.g              
aips++.records.table  tkeep.g                                     
junk_SP               tkeep2.g                                    
T 
- dos.ls('/')
aips++     dev        home       lost+found opt        sbin       users      
bin        etc        initrd     misc       proc       tftpboot   usr        
boot       export     lib        mnt        root       tmp        var        
T 
-

Returns
T or F

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	Package	utility
	Module	misc
	Tool	os