help - listing files

richarmj · #1 (**permalink**) 10-02-2003

Hi, is there a way from the command line that I can list all files whose names are say 20 characters or more and direct the results into a file. I'm using RH9.

thankx

cbkihong · #2 (**permalink**) 10-02-2003

Try

ls | grep '.\{20,\}' > somefile

richarmj · #3 (**permalink**) 10-02-2003

Quote:

ls | grep '.\{20,\}' > somefile

great !! it works, thanks a lot

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