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9.0;ld (list_directory), revision 9.0, 85/05/16
LD (LIST_DIRECTORY) -- List contents of a directory.
usage:  LD [pathname...] [-LD|-LF|-LL] [-LT] [-D|-DTC|-DTM|-DTU] [ [-A | [-ATTR]
                                        [-BL] [-LEN] [-R] [-ROOT] [-ST] [-TU] ]
                                        [ [-SI | [-AB] [-CONC] [-RT] ] [-C]
                                        [-HD|-NHD] [-SN|-NSN] [-WARN|-NWARN]
                                        {CL}


FORMAT

  LD [pathname...] [options]


  LD  lists  the  objects in a directory on standard output.  It provides a wide
  variety of information on the contents of the various  objects,  depending  on
  the command options that you select.


ARGUMENTS

  pathname
  (optional)         Specify pathname of object to be described.  The object may
                     be a directory, a file, or  a  link.    If  you  specify  a
                     directory,  LD  describes  the files in that directory.  If
                     you specify  a  file,  the  attributes  of  that  file  are
                     reported.      Multiple   pathnames   and  wildcarding  are
                     permitted.  (If they are used, each name is assumed to be a
                     filename.)

                     Default if omitted:  list contents of working directory


OPTIONS

  Default options are indicated by "(D)."

  ATTRIBUTES

  -A                 Display all attributes.

  -ATTR              Display permanent/immutable/trouble flags.

  -BL                Display disk blocks used.

  -LEN               Display current length in bytes.

  -R                 Display your access rights to entries.

  -ROOT               Display  the  contents  of  the  replicated root directory
                     managed by the naming server helper.

  -ST                Display system object type.

  -TU                Display type UIDs.

  DATE AND TIME

  -D                 Display creation, modified, and last used dates.

  -DTC               Display date/time created.

  -DTM               Display date/time last modified.

  -DTU               Display date/time last used.

  STREAMS

  -SI                Display all stream header information.

  -AB                Display streams ASCII/binary flag.

  -CONC              Display streams object concurrency.

  -RT                Display streams record type.

  ENTRY SELECTION

  -AF d              Display entries modified after date and time "d".

  -BE d              Display entries modified before date and time "d".

  -DI                Treat all names as directory names and list the contents of
                     those directories.

  -EN                Treat all names as entry names.

  -LD          (D)    List  directory  names.  If this option is specified, then
                     -LF  and  -LL  lose  their  default  status,  and  must  be
                     specified explicitly, if desired.

  -LF          (D)   List file names.  If this option is specified, then -LD and
                     -LL lose  their  default  status,  and  must  be  specified
                     explicitly, if desired.

  -LL          (D)   List link names.  If this option is specified, then -LD and
                     -LF lose  their  default  status,  and  must  be  specified
                     explicitly, if desired.

  -LT                Display link resolution names.

  OUTPUT CONTROL

  -C                 List entries in a single column, suppress header.

  -HD          (D)   Display header and totals.

  -NHD               Suppress header and totals.

  -SN          (D)   Sort entries by name.

  -NSN               Suppress entry sorting.

  -WARN        (D)   Produce a warning if no wildcard matches are found.

  -NWARN             Suppress warning if no wildcard matches are found.

  LD  uses  the  command  line  parser, and so also accepts the standard command
  options with the exception of the query options (-QA, -NQ, -QW).  Type HELP CL
  for more information.

  TIME

  The  time  at  which a file is created, modified, or used is accurate within a
  certain tolerance.  The reported time of creation or modification  is  correct
  within  one  minute  of the actual creation or modification time.  The time of
  last use is updated only if more than an hour has elapsed since  the  recorded
  time  of  last use.  Hence the time of last use reported by the LD command may
  vary by as much as an hour from the actual time of last use.


EXAMPLES

    1. $ ld -a

       Directory "/col/users/final1":

       sys   type  blocks  current
       type  uid     used   length  attr rights   name

       file  rec       18    17640  P    pndwrx   ch1
       file  rec       18    18428  P    pndwrx   ch2
       file  rec       67    67210  P    pndwrx   ch3
       file  rec       12    11554  P    pndwrx   ch4

       4 entries, 115 blocks used.

    2. $ ld -dtm

       Directory "/col/users/final1":

         date/time
         modified      name

       82/03/28 17:18  ch1
       82/03/28 17:18  ch2
       82/03/28 17:19  ch3
       82/03/28 17:20  ch4

       4 entries, 115 blocks used.

    3. $ ld /sys/ins/[a-e]?*.ins.ftn -a

       sys   type  blocks  current
       type  uid     used   length  attr rights     name

       file  rec        1      872  P    pndwrx     /sys/ins/base.ins.ftn
       file  rec        2     1274  P    pndwrx     /sys/ins/cal.ins.ftn
       file  uasc      20    19966  P    pndwrx     /sys/ins/core.ins.ftn
       file  rec        1      738  P    pndwrx     /sys/ins/ec2.ins.ftn

       4 entries listed, 24 blocks used.


RELATED TOPICS

  More information is available.  Type:

  - HELP DATETIME
   for information on date-time syntax.

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