Use ls -l -d dir
( -d
fará com que pare de listar o conteúdo de um diretório). A partir da documentação :
-d
,--directory
List just the names of directories, as with other types of files, rather than listing their contents. Do not follow symbolic links listed on the command line unless the
--dereference-command-line
(-H
),--dereference
(-L
), or--dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir
options are specified.