---
name: "ouch-list"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ouch"
version: "0.8.3-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ouch-list"
---

# ouch-list(1)

List contents of an archive

## NAME

ouch-list - List contents of an archive

## SYNOPSIS

**ouch list** \[**-t**\|**--tree**\] \[**-y**\|**--yes**\] \[**-n**\|**--no**\] \[**-A**\|**--accessible**\] \[**-H**\|**--hidden**\] \[**-q**\|**--quiet**\] \[**-g**\|**--gitignore**\] \[**-f**\|**--format**\] \[**-p**\|**--password**\] \[**-c**\|**--threads**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \<*ARCHIVES*\>

## DESCRIPTION

List contents of an archive

## OPTIONS

- **-t**, **--tree**

  Show archive contents as a tree

- **-y**, **--yes**

  Skip \[Y/n\] questions, default to yes

- **-n**, **--no**

  Skip \[Y/n\] questions, default to no

- **-A**, **--accessible**

  Activate accessibility mode, reducing visual noise

- **-H**, **--hidden**

  Ignore hidden files

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Silence output

- **-g**, **--gitignore**

  Ignore files matched by git's ignore files

- **-f**, **--format** *\<FORMAT\>*

  Specify the format of the archive

- **-p**, **--password** *\<PASSWORD\>*

  Decompress or list with password

- **-c**, **--threads** *\<THREADS\>*

  Concurrent working threads

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help

- \<*ARCHIVES*\>

  Archives whose contents should be listed
