On 2016-12-17 at 10:40, Richard Owlett wrote: > ls -R /media/data produces the content but not the NEEDED format. > > I want a list like: > /media/data/dir1/filea > /media/data/dir1/fileb > /media/data/dir1/subdir1/filex > /media/data/dir1/subdir1/filey > /media/data/dir1/subdir1/filez > /media/data/dir2/filea > /media/data/dir2/fileb > /media/data/dir2/subdir1/filex > /media/data/dir2/subdir1/filey > /media/data/dir2/subdir1/filez > et cetera > > I don't wish anything but full path to all files in a top level > directory. > > Followup question how should I found the answer for myself. I > looks basic enough ... I can't say for sure that ls can't do this, but if I wanted that, I'd use find. 'find /path/to/directory' produces a list of all nodes (files, directories, or otherwise) in the specified directory, in exactly the format you indicate. Generally, if you want to do something recursively across directories in an *nix environment, find is the tool to use. Some tools do have recursiveness options of their own, and occasionally those options are easier to use or provide better functionality, but in most cases you're better off going to find as a first resort. -- The Wanderer The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw
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