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    alias lsd="ls -ltrF | grep ^d"

Helps me quickly list only directories. Any better alternatives ?

Using `find` is nice to get just directories:

$ find . -type d -maxdepth 1

ls -al | grep ^d

(Fails if a directory has a linefeed in its name followed by a 'd'. :-)

I use:

% ls -d */

  find . -type d

edit: for the same output as your command you can use:

  dir -l

Dunno what "better" means, but this also works:

find -maxdepth 1 -type d

seconded. what I have always used

Depends on the shell. In zsh (with EXTENDED_GLOB): *(/) matches only directories.

I usually

    alias lsd='ls -d */'

ls -l | grep drw

I know, it's a bad habit

echo */ (perfect when your unable to fork)