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    It's unclear what you expect to happen when you use the -d option with ls. It's also unclear what you think the use of this option is. Commented Mar 24, 2022 at 18:18
  • Perhaps you were looking for ls -d */, perhaps not. Commented Mar 25, 2022 at 1:40
  • If you're not entirely sure what's running, try which ... which ls Commented Mar 26, 2022 at 2:35
  • I expect it to list subdirectories. am I going nuts or is this not what it should do? I am not new to cli linux nor do i claim to be expert in it. Commented Mar 27, 2022 at 4:30
  • This question is similar to: What is the meaning of ls -d?. If you believe it’s different, please edit the question, make it clear how it’s different and/or how the answers on that question are not helpful for your problem. Commented Aug 12, 2024 at 23:58