diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index eb605d8..3dfe6e5 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 A terrible busybox/gnu coreutils clone.
 
 Currently the only supported commands are: 
-`dd`, `cat`, `yes`, `echo`, `printf`, `id`, `groups`
+`dd`, `cat`, `yes`, `echo`, `printf`, `id`, `groups`, `ls`
  
 ## How to
 
diff --git a/src/command.h b/src/command.h
index 354f2ee..4a2c50b 100644
--- a/src/command.h
+++ b/src/command.h
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ COMMAND(echo);
 COMMAND(print);
 COMMAND_EMPTY(groups);
 COMMAND_EMPTY(user_id);
+COMMAND(ls);
diff --git a/src/commands/ls.c b/src/commands/ls.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..beebd19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/ls.c
@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+#include "../command.h"
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <grp.h>
+#include <pwd.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <ftw.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+
+#define FILE_COLOR      "\x1b[0m"
+#define DIR_COLOR       "\x1b[1;34m"
+#define SET_UID_COLOR   "\x1b[41m"
+#define SET_GID_COLOR   "\x1b[43m"
+#define EXEC_COLOR      "\x1b[1;92m"
+#define LINK_COLOR      "\x1b[1;96m"
+
+struct Flags {
+    bool hidden;
+    bool hide_dot;
+    bool more_info;
+    bool one_column;
+    bool recurse;
+};
+
+static DIR* get_directory(char* path) {
+    DIR* d = opendir(path);
+    if (d == NULL) {
+        printf("\x1b[0merror: failed to open directory '%s': %s\n", path, strerror(errno));
+    }
+    return d;
+}
+
+static void append_path(char buf[PATH_MAX], const char* dir_path, const struct dirent* file) {
+    size_t dir_len = strlen(dir_path);
+    memcpy(buf, dir_path, dir_len);
+    if (buf[dir_len-1] != '/') {
+        buf[dir_len] = '/';
+        dir_len++;
+    }
+    memcpy(buf + dir_len, file->d_name, strlen(file->d_name) + 1);
+}
+
+static void list_file(struct dirent* file, struct Flags* flags, const char* dir_path) {
+
+    char* color;
+
+    if (file->d_type == DT_DIR) {
+        color = DIR_COLOR;
+    } else if (file->d_type == DT_LNK) {
+        color = LINK_COLOR;
+    } else {
+        color = FILE_COLOR;
+    }
+
+    if (flags->more_info) {
+
+        __uid_t uid = getuid();
+        __gid_t gid = getgid();
+
+        char buf[PATH_MAX];
+        append_path(buf, dir_path, file);
+        
+        struct stat s;
+        if (stat(buf, &s) < 0) {
+            printf("\x1b[0merror: failed to read file '%s': %s\n", buf, strerror(errno));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (file->d_type == DT_DIR) putchar('d');
+        else if (file->d_type == DT_LNK) putchar('l');
+        else putchar('-');
+
+        bool group_sticky = false;
+        bool user_sticky = false;
+        bool exectuable = false;
+
+        putchar((s.st_mode & S_IRUSR) ? 'r' : '-');
+        putchar((s.st_mode & S_IWUSR) ? 'w' : '-');
+        if (s.st_mode & S_IXUSR) {
+            if (putchar(s.st_mode & S_ISUID)) {
+                putchar('s');
+                user_sticky = true;
+            } else {
+                putchar('x');
+            }
+            if (!exectuable) exectuable = s.st_uid == uid;
+        } else {
+            putchar('-');
+        }
+
+        putchar((s.st_mode & S_IRGRP) ? 'r' : '-');
+        putchar((s.st_mode & S_IWGRP) ? 'w' : '-');
+        if (s.st_mode & S_IXGRP) {
+            if (putchar(s.st_mode & S_ISGID)) {
+                putchar('s');
+                group_sticky = true;
+            } else {
+                putchar('x');
+            }
+            if (!exectuable) exectuable = s.st_gid == gid;
+        } else {
+            putchar('-');
+        }
+
+        putchar((s.st_mode & S_IROTH) ? 'r' : '-');
+        putchar((s.st_mode & S_IWOTH) ? 'w' : '-');
+        if (s.st_mode & S_IXOTH) {
+            putchar('x');
+            exectuable = true;
+        } else {
+            putchar('-');
+        }
+
+        printf(" %ld\t", s.st_nlink);
+
+        struct passwd* passwd = getpwuid(s.st_uid);
+        struct group* group = getgrgid(s.st_gid);
+
+        printf("%s ", passwd->pw_name);
+        printf("%s ", group->gr_name);
+
+        print_file_size(s.st_size);
+        print_date_time(s.st_mtim.tv_sec + s.st_mtim.tv_nsec / 1000000);
+
+        if (file->d_type == DT_REG) {
+            if (user_sticky) {
+                color = SET_UID_COLOR;
+            } else if (group_sticky) {
+                color = SET_GID_COLOR;
+            } else if (exectuable) {
+                color = EXEC_COLOR;
+            }
+        }
+
+        printf("%s%s\x1b[0m", color, file->d_name);
+
+        if (file->d_type == DT_LNK) {
+            char link[PATH_MAX];
+            if (readlink(buf, link, PATH_MAX) < 0) {
+                printf("\n");
+            } else {
+                printf(" -> %s\n", link);
+            }
+        } else {
+            printf("\n");
+        }
+        
+    } else {
+        printf("%s%s", color, file->d_name);
+        flags->one_column ? putchar('\n') : putchar(' ');
+    }
+}
+
+static bool is_dot_dir(const char* path) {
+    return streql(path, ".") || streql(path, "..");
+}
+
+static void recurse_directory(char* path, struct Flags* flags) {
+    DIR* d;
+    struct dirent* file;
+    bool first = true;
+
+    d = get_directory(path);
+    if (d == NULL) return;
+
+    while((file = readdir(d)) != NULL) {
+        if (file->d_type == DT_DIR) continue;
+        if (!flags->hidden && prefix(".", file->d_name)) continue;
+        if (is_dot_dir(file->d_name)) continue;
+        if (first) {
+            printf("\n%s%s:%s\n", DIR_COLOR, path, FILE_COLOR);
+            first = false;
+        }
+        list_file(file, flags, path);
+    }
+
+    if (!flags->more_info) printf("\n");
+
+    closedir(d);
+
+    d = get_directory(path);
+    if (d == NULL) return;
+    
+    while((file = readdir(d)) != NULL) {
+        if (file->d_type != DT_DIR) continue;
+        if (!flags->hidden && prefix(".", file->d_name)) continue;
+        if (is_dot_dir(file->d_name)) continue;
+        char buf[PATH_MAX];
+        append_path(buf, path, file);
+        recurse_directory(buf, flags);
+    }
+
+    closedir(d);
+}
+
+static void list_directory(char* path, struct Flags* flags) {
+    if (flags->recurse) {
+        recurse_directory(path, flags);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    DIR* d = get_directory(path);
+    if (d == NULL) return;
+
+    struct dirent* file;
+
+    while ((file = readdir(d)) != NULL) {
+        if (!flags->hidden && prefix(".", file->d_name)) continue;
+        if (flags->hide_dot && is_dot_dir(file->d_name)) continue;
+        list_file(file, flags, path);
+    }
+
+    closedir(d);
+}
+
+static void help() {
+    printf("Usage: ls [FILE]...\n\n");
+    printf("List directory contents\n\n");
+    printf("\t-1\tOne column output\n");
+    printf("\t-l\tLong format\n");
+    printf("\t-a\tInclude names starting with .\n");
+    printf("\t-A\tLike -a but without . and ..\n");
+    printf("\t-R\tRecurse\n");
+    exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+}
+
+COMMAND(ls) {
+
+    struct Flags flags;
+    flags.hidden = false;
+    flags.more_info = false;
+    flags.hide_dot = false;
+    flags.one_column = false;
+    flags.recurse = false;
+
+    int start = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+        if (!prefix("-", argv[i])) break;
+        if (streql("--help", argv[i])) help();
+        start++;
+        for (size_t j = 1; j < strlen(argv[i]); j++) {
+            char c = argv[i][j];
+            switch (c) {
+                case 'R':
+                    flags.recurse = true;
+                    break;
+                case '1':
+                    flags.one_column = true;
+                    break;
+                case 'A':
+                    flags.hide_dot = true;
+                    flags.hidden = true;
+                    break;
+                case 'a':
+                    flags.hidden = true;
+                    break;
+                case 'l':
+                    flags.more_info = true;
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    error("error: unkown option -%c", c);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (argc - start == 0) {
+        list_directory(".", &flags);
+        if (!flags.more_info) printf("\n");
+        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    bool titled = argc - start > 1;
+    for (int i = start; i < argc; i++) {
+        if (titled && !flags.recurse) {
+            printf("\n%s%s:%s\n", DIR_COLOR, argv[i], FILE_COLOR);
+        }
+        list_directory(argv[i], &flags);
+        if (titled && !flags.recurse) printf("\n");
+    }
+
+    if (!flags.more_info) printf("\n");
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 28961c9..63aa775 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ int main (ARGUMENTS) {
         if (argc < 2) {
             printf("usage: lazysphere [function [arguments]...]\n\n");
             printf("currently defined functions:\n");
-            printf("\tdd, cat, yes, echo, printf, id, groups\n");
+            printf("\tdd, cat, yes, echo, printf, id, groups, ls\n");
             return EXIT_SUCCESS;
         }
         argc--;
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ int main (ARGUMENTS) {
         return groups();
     } else if (streql(cmd, "id")) {
         return user_id();
+    } else if (streql(cmd, "ls")) {
+        return ls(NEXT_ARGS);
     } else {
         error("error: invalid command %s", cmd);
     }
diff --git a/src/shared.c b/src/shared.c
index ee3c2f1..a8837c4 100644
--- a/src/shared.c
+++ b/src/shared.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 void error(const char* format, ...) {
     va_list list;
@@ -44,3 +45,41 @@ bool streql(const char* a, const char* b) {
 bool prefix(const char* pre, const char* str) {
     return strncmp(pre, str, strlen(pre)) == 0;
 }
+
+static char fs_types[5] = {'K','M','G','T','P'};
+void print_file_size(size_t bytes) {
+    int index = 0;
+    float next = bytes;
+    while (true) {
+        if (next < 1000) {
+            break;
+        }
+        if (index == 5) {
+            printf("999P");
+            return;
+        };
+        next /= 1024;
+        index++;
+    }
+
+    if (next/100 < 1) putchar(' ');
+    if (next/10 < 1) putchar(' ');
+    if (index == 0) putchar(' ');
+
+    printf("%u", (int)(next+.5));
+    if (index > 0) {
+        putchar(fs_types[index - 1]);
+    }
+    putchar(' ');
+}
+
+static char* months[12] = 
+    {"Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"};
+void print_date_time(time_t mills) {
+    struct tm* info;
+    info = localtime(&mills);
+    printf("%s ", months[info->tm_mon]);
+    if (info->tm_mday < 10)
+        printf(" ");
+    printf("%d %02d:%02d ", info->tm_mday, info->tm_hour, info->tm_sec);
+}
diff --git a/src/shared.h b/src/shared.h
index 430af4b..56f0a70 100644
--- a/src/shared.h
+++ b/src/shared.h
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 __attribute__ ((__format__(printf, 1, 2)))
 void error(const char* format, ...);
 
 FILE* get_file(const char* path, const char* type);
-
 long int get_number(const char* text);
 
 bool streql(const char* a, const char* b);
-
 bool prefix(const char* pre, const char* str);
+
+void print_file_size(size_t bytes);
+void print_date_time(time_t mills);