How do I list one filename per output line in Linux?

Question

I\'m using ls -a command to get the file names in a directory, but the output is in a single line.

Like this:

.  ..  .bash_history  .ss         


        

Answer 1

Yes, you can easily make ls output one filename per line:

ls -a | cat

Explanation: The command ls senses if the output is to a terminal or to a file or pipe and adjusts accordingly.

So, if you pipe ls -a to python it should work without any special measures.