Which of the following commands will show a list of the files in your home directory including hidden files and the contents of all subdirectories?

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Which of the following commands will show a list of the files in your home directory including hidden files and the contents of all subdirectories?

Which of the following commands will show a list of the files in your home directory including hidden files and the contents of all subdirectories?
Choose one:
a. ls -c home
b. ls -aR /home/username
c. ls -aF /home/username
d. ls -l /home/username


Answer: b
The ls command is used to display a listing of files. The -a option will cause hidden files to be displayed as well. The -R option causes ls to recurse down the directory tree. All of this starts at your home directory.

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