[Urgent]how to print the file names into a txt file??? - Shell Programming and Scripting

kumarsaravana_s · #1 (**permalink**) 03-09-2007

HI,

I have a folder with some 120 files...i just want to print all the file filenames(not the content or anything else) onto a file say .txt.

please help me with this command

Thanks a lot.

bin-doph · #2 (**permalink**) 03-09-2007

Code:

cd directory; find . -type f > file.txt

ghostdog74 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-09-2007

Code:

ls -1 > file.txt

cfajohnson · #4 (**permalink**) 03-09-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by kumarsaravana_s

I have a folder with some 120 files...i just want to print all the file filenames(not the content or anything else) onto a file say .txt.

Code:

printf "%s\n" * > txt

anbu23 · #5 (**permalink**) 03-09-2007

Code:

echo * > file

dennis.jacob · #6 (**permalink**) 03-09-2007

find <directory> -type f -maxdepth 1 -print >temp_file

srikanthus2002 · #7 (**permalink**) 03-10-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by anbu23

Code:

echo * > file

anbu23,,,,

good to know above command

can we know what it does(logic)...pls

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