diff --git a/eos/command_line.py b/eos/command_line.py
index 6c95123..6b598e4 100644
--- a/eos/command_line.py
+++ b/eos/command_line.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from typing import List, Type
 from .options import ArgParsable
 
 
-def commandLineArgs(config_items: List[Type[ArgParsable]], program_name=None):
+def commandLineArgs(config_items: List[Type[ArgParsable]], program_name=None, extra_args=[]):
     """
     Process command line argument.
     The type of the default values is used for conversion and validation.
@@ -36,4 +36,7 @@ def commandLineArgs(config_items: List[Type[ArgParsable]], program_name=None):
                     f'--{cpc.argument}', **cpc.add_argument_args
                     )
 
+    for ma in extra_args:
+        clas.add_argument(**ma)
+
     return clas.parse_args()
diff --git a/eos/ls.py b/eos/ls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dada86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eos/ls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+"""
+eosls executable script to list available datafiles in current folder with some metadata information.
+
+Author: Jochen Stahn (algorithms, python draft),
+        Artur Glavic (structuring and optimisation of code)
+"""
+import os
+import logging
+
+from eos.options import LSConfig
+from eos.command_line import commandLineArgs
+
+def main():
+    logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
+    clas = commandLineArgs([LSConfig], 'eosls', extra_args=[
+        dict(dest='path', nargs='*', default=['.'], help='paths to list file in')])
+
+    config = LSConfig.from_args(clas)
+
+    from glob import glob
+    import tabulate
+    from eos.file_reader import AmorHeader
+
+    files = []
+    for path in clas.path:
+        files+=glob(os.path.join(path, 'amor*.hdf'))
+    files.sort()
+
+    data = {
+        'File name': [],
+        'Start Time': [],
+        'mu': [],
+        'nu': [],
+        'div': [],
+        'Sample': [],
+        'T [K]': [],
+        'H [T]': [],
+        }
+    for fi in files:
+        data['File name'].append(os.path.basename(fi))
+        ah = AmorHeader(fi)
+        data['Sample'].append(ah.sample.name)
+        data['Start Time'].append(ah.fileDate.strftime('%y %m-%d %H:%M:%S'))
+        data['mu'].append('%.3f' % ah.geometry.mu)
+        data['nu'].append('%.3f' % ah.geometry.nu)
+        data['div'].append('%.3f' % ah.geometry.div)
+
+        T = ah.sample.sample_parameters.get('temperature', None)
+        data['T [K]'].append(T.magnitude if T is not None else '-')
+
+        H = ah.sample.sample_parameters.get('magnetic_field', None)
+        data['H [T]'].append(H.magnitude if H is not None else '-')
+
+    print(tabulate.tabulate(data, headers="keys"))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/eos/nicos.py b/eos/nicos.py
index 6d6f892..fb4dfb3 100644
--- a/eos/nicos.py
+++ b/eos/nicos.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-events2histogram vizualising data from Amor@SINQ, PSI
+amor-nicos vizualising data from Amor@SINQ, PSI
 
 Author: Jochen Stahn (algorithms, python draft),
         Artur Glavic (structuring and optimisation of code)
diff --git a/eos/options.py b/eos/options.py
index 233e41e..def801c 100644
--- a/eos/options.py
+++ b/eos/options.py
@@ -750,3 +750,7 @@ class E2HConfig:
     reader: ReaderConfig
     experiment: ExperimentConfig
     reduction: E2HReductionConfig
+
+@dataclass
+class LSConfig(ArgParsable):
+    ...
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5d8f474..b87a2cd 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ h5py
 orsopy
 numba
 matplotlib
+tabulate
 backports.strenum; python_version<"3.11"
 backports.zoneinfo; python_version<"3.9"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2c9fa4a..c6883ff 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ Homepage = "https://github.com/jochenstahn/amor"
 [options.entry_points]
 console_scripts =
     eos = eos.__main__:main
+    eosls = eos.ls:main
     events2histogram = eos.e2h:main
     amor-nicos = eos.nicos:main