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How to have Linux ls command show second in time stamp

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 2026315611 views
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Problem

Something annoying about command is it shows only hour and minute for a file(like 08:30). How can I see the second portion(like 08:30:44)? and search for 'second' does not give any clue.

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ls -l

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