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Old 05-25-2011
Copying filenames into a new file
I have about 35,000 files in one directory. Here I have to write a ksh to take only the filenames of 500 files at a time and put them into a new file. Can anyone please help me.

Thank you.
# 2  
Old 05-25-2011
Do you mean you wanna move the content of 500 files into one file, then the content of the 500 next files into another file etc until no more files left ?
# 3  
Old 05-25-2011
I do not have to move the content of the files but only have to write first 500 file names into one file, then the next 500 file names into another file etc until no more file were found.

Thank you.
# 4  
Old 05-25-2011
Ok
Then something like that ?
Code:
ls | split -dl 500 - /tmp/file-list-

# 5  
Old 05-25-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chirel
Ok
Then something like that ?
Code:
ls | split -dl 500 - /tmp/file-list-


For some reason its throwing error as
Code:
 split: illegal option -- d

so i modified it by removing d and its working
Code:
 
ls | split -l 500 - /tmp/file-list-

It is just writing the filenames, so what should i do inorder to get the filenames along with there path.

Thank you.
# 6  
Old 05-25-2011
Maybe with -f ?
# 7  
Old 05-25-2011
If I use -f I am getting an error as below:
Code:
split: Not a recognized flag: f
Usage: split [-l Line_Count] [-a Suffix_Length] [File [Prefix]]
   or: split -b Number[k|m] [-a Suffix_Length] [File [Prefix]]
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