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Old 06-07-2012
print all filenames in directory with path to another file
hi,


i have a directory at
Code:
/path/unix

with the following files

Code:
1.txt
2.txt
3.txt
4.txt

I want to make another file called
Code:
filenames.txt

at a different location called /path/home. So, my output file would be

Code:
/path/home/filenames.txt

with contents

Code:
/path/unix/1.txt
/path/unix/2.txt
/path/unix/3.txt
/path/unix/4.txt

I tried the following code

Code:
ls -d $PWD/* > /path/home/filenames.txt

It is giving me an error saying

Code:
-bash : /bin/ls: Argument list too long

# 2  
Old 06-07-2012
Try..
Code:
find /path/unix -type f >  /path/home/filenames.txt

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