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"ls" is the list directory command, below are some of the flags we normally use.

Show only directories

$ ls -d */‎

Don't show group and owner

$ ls -lgo‎

Newest files first

$ ls -lt

File size and sort

$ ls -sSh

Show modification time

$ ls -lgot --time-style=long-iso

Sorting files by extension/version

$ ls -lgo --sort=extension 

// or sort by version 
$ ls -lgo --sort=version

Delete files using inode

$ ls -i 
175965192 hello
$ find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -inum 175965192
./hello
$ find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -inum 175965192 -delete
$ ls -i
$

Delete directory with inode

rm -rf "$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -inum 175965181)"