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# 1  
Old 04-20-2016
Error Need help with ls command.
Hi,

Code:
ls log/*.err

Current Output:
log/tmp.err
log/ser.err

But i want Output without the parent folder name and without changing directory like you see here...
Code:
ls log/*.err

Desired Output:
tmp.err
ser.err

Is there any flag with ls that can help get the desired output ?
# 2  
Old 04-20-2016
The man page of ls is as accessible to you as it is to us, so wouldn't it be nice and wise to consult that first?

As I don't know of any such flag, you'll have two options: 1) cd to the directory first, then ls; 2) pipe ls's result into an additional processing step and use a filter or a parameter expansion in there .
# 3  
Old 04-20-2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by mohtashims
Hi,
Code:
ls log/*.err
Current Output:
log/tmp.err
log/ser.err

But i want Output without the parent folder name and without changing directory like you see here...
Code:
ls log/*.err
Desired Output:
tmp.err
ser.err

Is there any flag with ls that can help get the desired output ?
Hello mohtashims,

Considering that your files will NOT have spaces in their names. Could you please try following and let me know if this helps you.
Code:
ls log/*.err | awk '{gsub(/[[:space:]]/,"\n",$0);sub(/.*\//,X,$0);print}'

Thanks,
R. Singh
# 4  
Old 04-20-2016
Awk solution
Below is nice and easy

Code:
ls log/*.err | awk -F "/" '{print $2}'

# 5  
Old 04-20-2016
Code:
( cd log; ls *.err )

or, in an interactive shell:
Code:
( cd log; ls -1 *.err )

# 6  
Old 04-20-2016
The basename would work for you, too, such as

Code:
ls log/*err | xargs -l basename

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