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		indigodaddy on Jan 10, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Common pronunciations of Linux directories, comman... Author mentions L S as an alternate/different way they've heard ls pronounced? What other way would there be? List I guess?

elric on Jan 10, 2021 [–]

"List" is probably the most common, but I've heard people pronounce it as "else".

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