Is the machine you are connectiong to a *nix machine or a windows machine?
I ask, because I am wondering whether you are expecting ls -lrt to work on a windows shell?
Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
Lingua non convalesco, consenesco et abolesco. -- Rule 1 has a caveat! -- Who broke the cabal?
"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.