Listing directories and sub directories

jinxor · #1 (**permalink**) 03-10-2008

Hey there, i am trying to list all the directories and sub directories of a file system, but am having a bit of trouble.

ls -lR|grep \/|grep '^\.' >> input.dat

i used this statement to list all the directories and sub directories and output them to a file
when i try to print them out on the screen it works fine

But when i try to put them to a output file, it doesnt work

Can anyone explain me why??

vaibhavbhat · #2 (**permalink**) 03-11-2008

U tried your command and it works fine. I can see the output in a file as well.

oktawik · #3 (**permalink**) 03-11-2008

It works for me fine on solaris host. Do you have a permission to create a file in this directory? Or if the file already exists - do you have permission to write to it? Maybe you have some acl set on the file?

Regards,

-Oktawik.

ShawnMilo · #4 (**permalink**) 03-11-2008

Just a side note:

If I understand what you're trying to do, it would be easier to use:

find . -type d

ShawnMilo

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