Examples showing the differences between DIR and LS output for z/OS UNIX directories

The examples in this section use the following Internet addresses:

MVSXA2: 9.67.113.25
MVSXA3: 9.67.113.24

The current host is MVSXA2 (9.67.113.25). An FTP command is issued from 9.67.113.25 to 9.67.113.24.

  User:  ftp 9.67.113.24
System:
           IBM FTP CS V1R5
           FTP: using TCPCS
           Connecting to 9.67.113.24, port 621
           220-FTPD1 IBM FTP CS V1R2 at MVS164, 20:12:38 on 2003-01-02.
           220 Connection will not timeout.
           NAME (<host>:tsouserid):
  User:  user121
System:
           >>>USER user121
           331 Send password please.
           Password:
 
           >>>PASS ********
           230 USER21 is logged on. Working directory is "/u/user121".
           Command:

  User:  dir
System:
           >>>PORT 9,67,112,25,4,25
           200 Port request OK.
           >>>LIST
           125 List started OK.
           total 2736
           drwxr-xr-x    2  USER121  SYS1        0  Nov 20  18:15  IBM
           -rwxr-xr-t    2  USER121  SYS1   389120  Feb  5  16:03  ftpdka
           -rwxr-xr-t    2  USER121  SYS1   962560  Feb  5  16:04  ftpsrvka
           -rw-r-----    1  USER121  SYS1    11648  Jan 20  14:30  g.s
           drwxr-x---    3  USER121  SYS1        0  Oct 21  17:50  msg
           -rw-r-----    1  USER121  SYS1     1458  Jan 10  19:25  s.k
           drwxr-x---    2  USER121  SYS1        0  Feb  6  15:59  tcpip
           drwxr-x---    2  USER121  SYS1        0  Feb  6  17:29  test
           250 List completed successfully.
 
           Command:
  User:  ls
System:
           >>>PORT 9,67,112,25,4,26
           200 Port request OK.
           >>>NLST
           125 List started OK.
           IBM
           ftpdka
           ftpsrvka
           g.s
           msg
           s.k
           tcpip
           test
           250 List completed successfully.
           Command:

DIR provides detailed information about the data sets under the remote working directory, while LS shows the data set names only.