[juneau-lug] Re: ls directories

  • From: Jamie <jamie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: juneau-lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:45:28 -0900

OK found an answer - it needs a final slash:
ls -dl /var/log/*/

Still unclear why it is successful at the higher levels without the 
final slash?

On 02/04/2011 09:36 PM, Jamie wrote:
> As you suggest, I can get what I want piping grep:
> ls -dl /var/log/* | grep ^d
>
> But why should I need to do this?  It's hard to believe there is a bug
> in ls.  Yet if this is a feature, where is it documented?
>
>
> On 02/04/2011 07:35 PM, woolsherpahat wrote:
>> maybe something like this?
>>
>> ls -Rl /var | grep '^d'
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 8:04 PM, Jamie<jamie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>   wrote:
>>> ls , the most basic, simple command we have, right?  Can someone
>>> enlighten me on listing directories, using the -d option.  Here is what
>>> I find
>>>
>>> ls -dl /*        works, lists just the directories
>>> ls -dl /var/*        works
>>> ls -dl /var/log/*        lists files and directories -HUH?
>>>
>>> In fact, anytime I ask for more than 2 levels of depth, it includes
>>> files.  I don't want them listed.  Is there a way?
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