Using ls, how to list files without printing the extension (the part after the dot)?

Question

Suppose I have a directory with some files: ``` $ ls a.c b.c e.c k.cpp s.java ``` How can I display the result without the file extension(the part following the dot, including that dot)? Like this: ``` $ <some command> a b e k s ```

Accepted Answer

using sed?

```
ls -1 | sed -e 's/\..*$//'
```

Using ls, how to list files without printing the extension (the part after the dot)?

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