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Originally Posted by Andre Klapper View Post
"ls -l" will also show hidden directories starting with a dot.

(Side note: Your question mark key is broken as it's always printed several times.)
Normally "ls -l" just gives you a "long" listing - to show hidden files and directories you need the "a" flag so "ls -a" or "ls -la" if you also want the long dir listing.

I'm sure it was a typo - but I'm pointing it out for those new to Linux.
 

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