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Recursive File Listings

Explore how to list files recursively in the command-line interface using the ls command with the -R flag. Understand how to manage large outputs by redirecting or paging them and learn to visualize directory structures clearly with the tree command and its useful options for hidden files and file sizes.

Let’s take a look at how we can list files recursively.

The -R flag

We can use the -R flag to make the ls command list the contents of the current folder and the contents of each folder within the current folder. ...