zsh/Completion/Unix/Command/_ls

#compdef ls gls

local arguments is_gnu datef

if ! _pick_variant gnu=gnu unix --help; then
  arguments=(
    '(-A)-a[list entries starting with .]'
    '(-a)-A[list all except . and ..]'
    '-d[list directory entries instead of contents]'
    '-L[list referenced file for sym link]'
    '-R[list subdirectories recursively]'

    '(-k)-h[print sizes in human readable form]'

    '-i[print file inode numbers]'
    '(-l -g -1 -C -m -x)-l[long listing]'
    '(-l -1 -C -m -x)-g[long listing but without owner information]'
    '(-l -g -C -m -x)-1[single column output]'
    '(-l -g -1 -m -x)-C[list entries in columns sorted vertically]'
    '(-l -g -1 -C -x)-m[comma separated]'
    '(-l -g -1 -C -m)-x[sort horizontally]'

    '-s[display size of each file in blocks]'

    '(-u)-c[status change time]'
    '(-c)-u[access time]'

    '-r[reverse sort order]'

    '(-S)-t[sort by modification time]'

    '(-p)-F[append file type indicators]'
    '(-F)-p[append file type indicators for directory]'

    '-n[numeric uid, gid]'

    '(-B -b -w -q)-b[as -B, but use C escape codes whenever possible]'
    '(-B -b -w -q)-q[hide control chars]'

    '*:files:_files'
  )
  if [[ "$OSTYPE" = (netbsd*|dragonfly*|freebsd*|openbsd*|darwin*) ]]; then
    arguments+=(
      '(-h)-k[print sizes of 1k]'
      '(-t)-S[sort by size]'
      '-T[show complete time information]'
      '-o[display file flags]'
      '-f[output is not sorted]'
      '(-B -b -w -q)-w[print raw characters]'
      '(-B -b -w -q)-B[print octal escapes for control characters]'
    )
  fi
  if [[ "$OSTYPE" = (freebsd*|darwin*) ]]; then
    arguments+=(
      '-G[enable colorized output]'
      '-H[follow symlinks on the command line]'
      '-P[do not follow symlinks]'
    )
  fi
  if [[ $OSTYPE = solaris* ]]; then
    arguments+=(
      '(-l -1 -C -m -x)-o[long listing but without group information]'
      '(-l -t -s -r -a)-f[interpret each argument as a directory]'
      '(-E -l)-e[long listing with full and consistent date/time]'
      '(-e -l)-E[long listing with ISO format date/time]'
      '-H[follow symlinks on the command line]'
      '-v[long listing with verbose ACL information]'
      '-V[long listing with compact ACL information]'
      '-@[long listing with marker for extended attribute information]'
    )
  fi
else
  [[ $PREFIX = *+* ]] && datef='formats:format: _date_formats'
  arguments=(
    '(--all -a -A --almost-all)'{--all,-a}'[list entries starting with .]'
    '(--almost-all -A -a --all)'{--almost-all,-A}'[list all except . and ..]'
    '--author[print the author of each file]'
    '(--ignore-backups -B)'{--ignore-backups,-B}"[don't list entries ending with ~]"
    '(--directory -d)'{--directory,-d}'[list directory entries instead of contents]'
    '(--dired -D)'{--dired,-D}"[generate output designed for Emacs' dired mode]"
    '(--ignore,-I)'{--ignore,-I}"[don't list entire matching pattern]:pattern:"
    '(--dereference -L --dereference-command-line --dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir)'{--dereference,-L}'[list referenced file for sym link]'
    '(--dereference -L --dereference-command-line --dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir)'{--dereference-command-line,--dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir}
    '(--recursive -R)'{--recursive,-R}'[list subdirectories recursively]'

    '(--no-group -G)'{--no-group,-G}'[inhibit display of group information]'
    '(--human-readable -h -H --si)'{--human-readable,-h}'[print sizes in human readable form]'
    '(--si -H -h --human-readable)'{--si,-H}'[sizes in human readable form; powers of 1000]'
    '(--inode -i)'{--inode,-i}'[print file inode numbers]'

    '(--format -l -g -o -1 -C -m -x)-l[long listing]'
    '(--format -l -1 -C -m -x)-g[long listing but without owner information]'
    --group-directories-first
    '(--format -l --no-group -G -1 -C -m -x)-o[no group, long]'
    '(--format -l -g -o -C -m -x)-1[single column output]'
    '(--format -l -g -o -1 -m -x)-C[list entries in columns sorted vertically]'
    '(--format -l -g -o -1 -C -x)-m[comma separated]'
    '(--format -l -g -o -1 -C -m)-x[sort horizontally]'
    '(-l -g -o -1 -C -m -x)--format=:format:(verbose long commas horizontal across vertical single-column)'

    '(--size -s -f)'{--size,-s}'[display size of each file in blocks]'

    '(--time -u)-c[status change time]'
    '(--time -c)-u[access time]'
    '(-c -u)--time=[specify time to show]:time:(ctime status use atime access)'
    '--time-style=[show times using specified style]:style: _alternative "time-styles\:time style\:(full-iso long-iso iso locale)" $datef'

    '(-a --all -U -l --format -s --size -t --sort --full-time)-f[unsorted, all, short list]'
    '(--reverse)'{--reverse,-r}'[reverse sort order]'

    '(--sort -t -U -v -X)-S[sort by size]'
    '(--sort -S -U -v -X)-t[sort by modification time]'
    '(--sort -S -t -v -X)-U[unsorted]'
    '(--sort -S -t -U -X)-v[sort by version (filename treated numerically)]'
    '(--sort -S -t -U -v)-X[sort by extension]'
    '(-S -t -U -v -X)--sort=:sort:(size time none version extension)'

    '--color=-[control use of color]:color:(never always auto)'
    "--hide=[don't list entries matching pattern]:pattern"
    '(--classify -F --indicator-style -p --file-type)'{--classify,-F}'[append file type indicators]'
    '(--file-type -p --indicator-style -F --classify)'{--file-type,-p}'[append file type indicators except *]'
    '(-F --classify -p --file-type)--indicator-style=:indicator style:(none file-type classify slash)'

    '(-f)--full-time[list both full date and full time]'

    '(--kilobytes -k --block-size)'{--kilobytes,-k}'[use block size of 1k]'
    '(-k --kilobytes)--block-size=[specify block size]:block size (bytes):(1024)'

    '(--numeric-uid-gid -n)'{--numeric-uid-gid,-n}'[numeric uid, gid]'
    '(--tabsize -T)'{--tabsize=,-T+}'[specify tab size]:tab size'
    '(--width -w)'{--width=,-w+}'[specify screen width]:screen width'

    '(--quoting-style -b --escape -N --literal -Q --quote-name)'{--escape,-b}'[print octal escapes for control characters]'
    '(--quoting-style -b --escape -N --literal -Q --quote-name)'{--literal,-N}'[print raw characters]'
    '(--quoting-style -b --escape -N --literal -Q --quote-name)'{--quote-name,-Q}'[quote names]'
    '(-b --escape -N --literal -Q --quote-name)--quoting-style=:quoting style:(literal shell shell-always c escape clocale locale)'

    '(--hide-control-chars -q --show-control-chars)'{--hide-control-chars,-q}'[hide control chars]'
    '(-q --hide-control-chars)--show-control-chars'
    '(- :)--help[display help information]'
    '(- :)--version[display version information]'
    '*:files:_files'
  )
  if [[ $OSTYPE = linux* ]]; then
    arguments+=(
      '(-Z --context)'{-Z,--context}'[print any security context of each file]'
    )
  fi
fi

_arguments -s $arguments