diff --git a/weed/shell/command_fs_ls.go b/weed/shell/command_fs_ls.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ad96f5ac
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+++ b/weed/shell/command_fs_ls.go
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+package shell
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer2"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	commands = append(commands, &commandFsLs{})
+}
+
+type commandFsLs struct {
+}
+
+func (c *commandFsLs) Name() string {
+	return "fs.ls"
+}
+
+func (c *commandFsLs) Help() string {
+	return `[-l] [-a] list all files under a directory
+
+	fs.ls http://<filer_server>:<port>/dir/
+	fs.ls http://<filer_server>:<port>/dir/file_name
+	fs.ls http://<filer_server>:<port>/dir/file_prefix
+`
+}
+
+func (c *commandFsLs) Do(args []string, commandEnv *commandEnv, writer io.Writer) (err error) {
+
+	var isLongFormat, showHidden bool
+	for _, arg := range args {
+		switch arg {
+		case "-a":
+			showHidden = true
+		case "-l":
+			isLongFormat = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	filerServer, filerPort, path, err := parseFilerUrl(args[len(args)-1])
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	dir, name := filer2.FullPath(path).DirAndName()
+	if strings.HasSuffix(path, "/") {
+		if path == "/" {
+			dir, name = "/", ""
+		} else {
+			dir, name = path[0 : len(path)-1], ""
+		}
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	return commandEnv.withFilerClient(ctx, filerServer, filerPort, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+
+		return paginateOneDirectory(ctx, writer, client, dir, name, 1000, isLongFormat, showHidden)
+
+	})
+
+}
+
+func paginateOneDirectory(ctx context.Context, writer io.Writer, client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient, dir, name string, paginateSize int, isLongFormat, showHidden bool) (err error) {
+
+	entryCount := 0
+	paginatedCount := -1
+	startFromFileName := ""
+
+	for paginatedCount == -1 || paginatedCount == paginateSize {
+		resp, listErr := client.ListEntries(ctx, &filer_pb.ListEntriesRequest{
+			Directory:          dir,
+			Prefix:             name,
+			StartFromFileName:  startFromFileName,
+			InclusiveStartFrom: false,
+			Limit:              uint32(paginateSize),
+		})
+		if listErr != nil {
+			err = listErr
+			return
+		}
+
+		paginatedCount = len(resp.Entries)
+
+		for _, entry := range resp.Entries {
+
+			if !showHidden && strings.HasPrefix(entry.Name, ".") {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			entryCount++
+
+			if isLongFormat {
+				fileMode := os.FileMode(entry.Attributes.FileMode)
+				userName, groupNames := entry.Attributes.UserName, entry.Attributes.GroupName
+				if userName == "" {
+					if user, userErr := user.LookupId(strconv.Itoa(int(entry.Attributes.Uid))); userErr == nil {
+						userName = user.Username
+					}
+				}
+				groupName := ""
+				if len(groupNames) > 0 {
+					groupName = groupNames[0]
+				}
+				if groupName == "" {
+					if group, groupErr := user.LookupGroupId(strconv.Itoa(int(entry.Attributes.Gid))); groupErr == nil {
+						groupName = group.Name
+					}
+				}
+
+				if dir == "/" {
+					// just for printing
+					dir = ""
+				}
+				fmt.Fprintf(writer, "%s %3d %s %s %6d %s/%s\n",
+					fileMode, len(entry.Chunks),
+					userName, groupName,
+					filer2.TotalSize(entry.Chunks), dir, entry.Name)
+			} else {
+				fmt.Fprintf(writer, "%s\n", entry.Name)
+			}
+
+			startFromFileName = entry.Name
+
+		}
+	}
+
+	if isLongFormat {
+		fmt.Fprintf(writer, "total %d\n", entryCount)
+	}
+
+	return
+
+}