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Old 10-02-2011
ls command basics???
how do i use the ls command with a single argument to list all files whose names end with the letter 'r'?
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Old 10-02-2011
$ ls *r
or
$ ls -l *r
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Old 10-03-2011
sweet thanks, do you know how to list only 4 letter words in a directory?

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How do i use the ls command with a single argument to list all files whose names contain only 4 letters? Also, How do i use the ls command with a single argument to list all files whose names contain either an 'l' or an 'n' as the third letter?Smilie
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Old 10-03-2011
4 letter files
Code:
ls | egrep [a-z]{4}

3rd letter l or n
Code:
ls | egrep "..[l|n]"

Not sure if "ls" command alone can be used to get all these.

--ahamed
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Old 10-03-2011
hmmmm..... i cant get that command to work??
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Old 10-03-2011
ls ??[l-n]?
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Old 10-03-2011
this will work i guess..if the length of the words is same...
try to increase or decrease the dots depending on the size of the word
Quote:
ls | egrep [a-z]..[r]
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