HP Unified Extensible Firmware Interface - Manual (Page 37)

command-name is the name of the shell command. The files follow a subset of the MAN page
format, as described below.
If no option is specified, then only the NAME section of the page appears.
Example
To display the list of commands in the UEFI Shell and break after one screen:
Shell> help –b
alias - Displays, creates, or deletes UEFI Shell aliases.
attrib - Displays or changes the attributes of files or directories.
cd - Displays or changes the current directory.
cls - Clears standard output and optionally changes background color.
comp - Compares the contents of two files on a byte for byte basis.
To display help information about the shell command ls (use any of the following syntax options):
Shell> help ls
Shell> ? ls
Shell> ls -?
To display the list of commands starting with the character p:
Shell> help p*
pause – Prints a message and suspends for keyboard input
ls/dir
Lists the contents of a directory or file information.
Syntax
ls [-r] [-a[attrib]] [-sfo] [file]
Options
-r Displays recursively (including subdirectories)
-a attrib Displays only those files with the attributes specified. If no attributes are specified,
then all files are listed. If –a is not specified, then all non-system and non-hidden
files are listed. The attributes (attrib) can be one or more of the following:
•
a —Archive
•
s —System
•
h —Hidden
•
r —Read-only
•
d —Directory
-sfo Displays in standard-format output. For more information, see “Output details—ls
command (volume information)” (page 39) , and “Output details—ls command
(file information)” (page 39) .
file Specifies the name of a file or directory. Wild cards are permitted.
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