Add List Files In A Single Column as a Unix TIL

README.md

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-_1402 TILs and counting..._
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 - [Less With Style](unix/less-with-style.md)
 - [List All The Enabled ZSH Options](unix/list-all-the-enabled-zsh-options.md)
 - [List All Users](unix/list-all-users.md)
+- [List Files In A Single Column](unix/list-files-in-a-single-column.md)
 - [List Files Ordered By Modification Date](unix/list-files-ordered-by-modification-date.md)
 - [List Names Of Files With Matches](unix/list-names-of-files-with-matches.md)
 - [List Of Sessions To A Machine](unix/list-of-sessions-to-a-machine.md)

unix/list-files-in-a-single-column.md

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+# List Files In A Single Column
+
+The `ls` command lists out the files and directories in your current directory
+or a specified directory.
+
+The standard output for an `ls` command expands the fit the width of your
+terminal screen.
+
+```bash
+❯ ls *.(ts|js)
+cypress.config.ts  postcss.config.js  remix.config.js    remix.env.d.ts     server.ts          tailwind.config.ts vitest.config.ts
+```
+
+This might not always be the ideal way to view that output. For instance, the
+above example when shared as a code block like in this post ends up with
+horizontal scroll.
+
+With the `-1` flag, we can tell `ls` to display the results in a single
+vertical column.
+
+```bash
+❯ ls -1 *.(ts|js)
+cypress.config.ts
+postcss.config.js
+remix.config.js
+remix.env.d.ts
+server.ts
+tailwind.config.ts
+vitest.config.ts
+```
+
+See `man ls` for more details.
+
+[source](https://askubuntu.com/questions/954924/listing-files-in-directory-in-one-column)