---
name: "sl"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "sl"
version: "5.02-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sl/6"
---

# sl(6)

display animations aimed to correct users who accidentally enter sl instead of ls.

## NAME

sl - display animations aimed to correct users who accidentally enter **sl** instead of  **ls**.

## SYNOPSIS

**sl** \[ **-alFe** \]

## DESCRIPTION

**sl** Displays animations aimed to correct users who accidentally enter  **sl** instead of  **ls**. SL stands for Steam Locomotive.

## OPTIONS

- **-a**

  An accident seems to happen. You'll feel pity for people who cry for help.

- **-l**

  shows little one.

- **-F**

  It flies.

- **-e**

  Allow interrupt by Ctrl+C.

## SEE ALSO

[**ls**(1)](/ls/1.md)

## BUGS

It rarely shows contents of current directory.

## AUTHOR

**sl** was written by Toyoda Masashi \<toyoda@is.titech.ac.jp\>. This manual page was written by Brian Ristuccia \<brianr@debian.org\> and Kenshi Muto \<kmuto@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system but may be used by others under the same license as  **sl** itself.