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layout: "docs"
page_title: "Commands: fs"
sidebar_current: "docs-commands-fs"
description: >
  Introspect an allocation directory on a Nomad client
---

# Command: fs

The `fs` family of commands allows a user to navigate an allocation directory on a Nomad
client. The following subcommands are available - `cat`, `ls` and `stat`

`cat`: Reads contents of files and writes them to the standard output.
`ls`: Displays the name of a file and directories and their associated information.
`stat`: Displays information about a file.

## Usage 

```
nomad fs ls <alloc-id> <path>
nomad fs stat <alloc-id> <path>
nomad fs cat <alloc-id> <path>
```

A valid allocation id is necessary and the path is relative to the root of the allocation directory.
The path is optional and it defaults to `/` of the allocation directory

## Examples

$ nomad fs ls eb17e557
Mode        Size  Modfied Time         Name
drwxrwxr-x  4096  28 Jan 16 05:39 UTC  alloc/
drwxrwxr-x  4096  28 Jan 16 05:39 UTC  redis/
-rw-rw-r--  0     28 Jan 16 05:39 UTC  redis_exit_status


$ nomad fs ls redis/local
Mode        Size  Modfied Time         Name
-rw-rw-rw-  0     28 Jan 16 05:39 UTC  redis.stderr
-rw-rw-rw-  17    28 Jan 16 05:39 UTC  redis.stdout


$ nomad fs stat redis/local/redis.stdout
Mode        Size  Modified Time        Name
-rw-rw-rw-  17    28 Jan 16 05:39 UTC  redis.stdout


$ nomad fs cat redis/local/redis.stdout 
6710:C 27 Jan 22:04:03.794 # Warning: no config file specified, using the default config. In order to specify a config file use redis-server /path/to/redis.conf
6710:M 27 Jan 22:04:03.795 * Increased maximum number of open files to 10032 (it was originally set to 256).