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## NS.ls() method

List files on a server.

**Signature:**

```typescript
ls(host: string, grep?: string): string[];
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  host | string | Hostname of the target server. |
|  grep | string | _(Optional)_ A substring to search for in the filename. |

**Returns:**

string\[\]

Array with the filenames of all files on the specified server.

## Remarks

RAM cost: 0.2 GB

Returns an array with the filenames of all files on the specified server (as strings). The returned array is sorted in alphabetic order.