.I ls
lists the contents of the current directory \(em it tells you what
files you have.
-With a \-l option it gives a long listing,
+With a
+.I \-l
+option it gives a long listing,
that includes the owner and size and date of the file, and the
permissions people have for reading and/or changing the file.
For example, the file "tel" here is 37 bytes long, owned by aeb
useful information, not only about time used, but also on other
resources like memory, I/O and IPC calls (where available).
The output is formatted using a format string that can be specified
-using the \-f option or the
+using the
+.I \-f
+option or the
.B TIME
environment variable.
.LP
.br
.in
.LP
-When the \-p option is given the (portable) output format
+When the
+.I \-p
+option is given the (portable) output format
.PP
.in +4n
real %e
Uses like MORE or TIME for options to programs
(instead of program pathnames) tend to lead to difficulties.
.LP
-It seems unfortunate that \-o overwrites instead of appends.
-(That is, the \-a option should be the default.)
+It seems unfortunate that
+.I \-o
+overwrites instead of appends.
+(That is, the
+.I \-a
+option should be the default.)
.LP
Mail suggestions and bug reports for GNU
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