ls alias to view ONLY dot files

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alias dot='ls -ldF .[a-zA-Z0-9]*'

i have always wondered if there was a way to view JUST files and dirs that start with a “.”

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One Response to “ls alias to view ONLY dot files”

  1. Tim Says:

    Alternative:

    alias dot=’ls -ldF .[!.]*’

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