--- a/toys/posix/ls.c	2016-02-26 13:23:36.000000000 +0530
+++ b/toys/posix/ls.c	2016-03-10 09:47:42.000000000 +0530
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
  *
  * Copyright 2012 Andre Renaud <andre@bluewatersys.com>
  * Copyright 2012 Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
+ * Copyright 2015 Sameer Prakash Pradhan <sameer.p.pradhan@gmail.com>
  *
  * See http://opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/ls.html
 
-USE_LS(NEWTOY(ls, USE_LS_COLOR("(color):;")"ZgoACFHLRSacdfhiklmnpqrstux1[-Cxm1][-Cxml][-Cxmo][-Cxmg][-cu][-ftS][-HL]", TOYFLAG_BIN|TOYFLAG_LOCALE))
+USE_LS(NEWTOY(ls, USE_LS_COLOR("(color):;")"ZgoACFHLRSab(escape)cdfhiklmnpqrstux1[-Cxm1][-Cxml][-Cxmo][-Cxmg][-cu][-ftS][-HL]", TOYFLAG_BIN|TOYFLAG_LOCALE))
 
 config LS
   bool "ls"
   default y
   help
-    usage: ls [-ACFHLRSZacdfhiklmnpqrstux1] [directory...]
-
+    usage: ls [-ACFHLRSZabcdfhiklmnpqrstux1] [directory...]
     list files
 
     what to show:
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
     -Z	security context
 
     output formats:
-    -1	list one file per line			-C  columns (sorted vertically)
-    -g	like -l but no owner			-h  human readable sizes
-    -l	long (show full details)		-m  comma separated
-    -n	like -l but numeric uid/gid		-o  like -l but no group
-    -x	columns (horizontal sort)
+    -1	list one file per line			-b  escape unprintable characters and space.
+    -C  columns (sorted vertically)     -g	like -l but no owner
+    -h  human readable sizes            -l	long (show full details)
+	  -m  comma separated                 -n	like -l but numeric uid/gid
+	  -o  like -l but no group            -x	columns (horizontal sort)
 
     sorting (default is alphabetical):
     -f	unsorted	-r  reverse	-t  timestamp	-S  size
@@ -474,6 +474,12 @@
     if (flags & FLAG_q) {
       char *p;
       for (p=sort[next]->name; *p; p++) fputc(isprint(*p) ? *p : '?', stdout);
+    } else if (flags & FLAG_b){
+        char *b;
+
+        for (b = sort[next]->name; *b; b++)
+            if (isgraph(*b)) fputc(*b, stdout);
+         else printf("\\%3hho", *b);
     } else xprintf("%s", sort[next]->name);
     if (color) xprintf("\033[0m");