How to list files names and sizes in a directory and output result to the file?


 
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# 1  
Old 06-08-2016
How to list files names and sizes in a directory and output result to the file?

Hi ,
I'm trying to list the files and output is written to a file. But when I execute the command , the output file is being listed. How to exclude it ?

Code:
/tmp
file1.txt
file2.txt

ls -ltr  |grep -v '-' | awk print {$9, $5} > output.txt

cat output.txt
file1.txt 
file2.txt

output.txt
# 2  
Old 06-08-2016
Code:
ls -ltr > .output.txt

By default, ls does not list so-called hidden files, ones that start with the dot character.
# 3  
Old 06-08-2016
Unless used for special purposes, the -t and -r options to ls are pointless when you just want to list a directory, and cost processing time.
Why don't you put the output into another directory?
# 4  
Old 06-08-2016
I tried it did not work still i see output.txt in the file list.
Code:
cat output.txt
file1.txt
file2.txt 
output.txt

expected result
Code:
file1.txt
file2.txt


Last edited by vbe; 06-08-2016 at 02:53 PM.. Reason: code tags please
# 5  
Old 06-08-2016
You seem not to have put the dot in front of the file name as suggested by jim mcnamara.
# 6  
Old 06-08-2016
any suggestions ?
# 7  
Old 06-08-2016
As RudiC mentionned, what you showed in your last post shows you did not take into account Jim's suggestion...
Why?
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