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# 1  
Old 03-04-2008
get file name from find command
how can i get the find command to display the filename without the path.

example:

find /tmp/test

/tmp/test1
/tmp/test2
/tmp/test3

should return

test1
test2
test3

i'm using bash.

also, whats the best way to ignore the . and .. directories?

thanks!
# 2  
Old 03-04-2008
find . -name "test*" |awk -F/ '{print $NF}'
# 3  
Old 03-04-2008
hi,

i hope the below will work for you,

basename `find .....`

basename ---> diplays only the file name.
# 4  
Old 03-04-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by pooga17
find . -name "test*" |awk -F/ '{print $NF}'
thanks this worked great!

any good ideas on an easy way to filter out the . and .. ?
# 5  
Old 07-18-2008
Question
Hi Thanks it is working .... I have doubt

I want to list the files in a particular directory having *.dat without displaying the pathnames.


Ex: /home/usr/local/data
in this directory I have 5 dat files

I want to list the files of this directory with out displaying the path from home directory ..

Plz help me
# 6  
Old 07-18-2008
@madankumar
Please check your original thread:
https://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-que...tory-path.html

No need to hijack this one Smilie

Quote:
Hi Thanks it is working .... I have doubt
pooga17's solution works, so where is the doubt... you just have to modify the starting path and the name you are looking for...
This User Gave Thanks to zaxxon For This Post:
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