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ls

List folder contents

ls ls name list = ls(name)

ls lists the contents of the current folder.

ls name lists the files and folders in the current folder that match the specified name. You can use wildcards.

list = ls(name) returns the files and folders in the current folder that match the specified name to list.

name

A string value specifying a file or folder name.

list

On UNIX platforms, list is a character row vector of names separated by tab and space characters.
On Microsoft Windows platforms, list 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. MATLAB pads names shorter than n characters with space characters.

List all the files and folders in the current folder:

ls

List all the files and folders in the current folder that begin with the letter h:

ls h*

Return the list of all the files and folders in the current folder to mylist:

mylist = ls;

View files and folders in the Current Folder browser.
Open the Current Folder browser by issuing the filebrowser command.

On UNIX platforms, you can add any flags to ls that the operating system supports.