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ls

List folder contents.

Syntax

ls
ls(name)
res = ls()
res = ls(options)

Input argument

name

a string: file or directory name.

options

vary from system to system.

Output argument

res

On Windows, res is an m-by-n character array of names. m is the number of names and n is the number of characters in the longest name. On Unix plaftorms is a character vector of names separated by tab and space characters.

Description

ls is implemented by calling the native operating system's directory listing command—available options will vary from system to system.

Example

res = ls(nelsonroot())
if ~ispc()
  res = ls(nelsonroot(), '-l')
end

See also

dir, isdir, isfile.

History

Version Description
1.0.0 initial version

Author

Allan CORNET

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