ls -rIf you don't like the default alphabetical order that -l uses, you can reverse it by adding -r (or --reverse). $ ls -lar ~/ -rw------- 8800 2005-10-18 19:55 .bash_history drwxr-xr-x 592 2005-10-18 11:22 .Azureus -rw-r--r-- 1026 2005-09-25 00:11 .audacity drwx------ 72 2005-09-16 19:14 .aptitude drwxr-xr-x 200 2005-07-28 01:31 alias Note Keep in mind that this is -r, not -R.-r means reverse, but -R means recursive. When you use -l, the output is sorted alphabetically based on the name of the files and folders; the addition of -r reverses the output, but it is still based on the filename. Keep in mind that you can add -r virtually any time you use ls if you want to reverse the default output of the command and options you're inputting. |