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Old 05-24-2009
(really basic) List directories only?

I'm looking for a Linux equivalent to the DOS
Code:
dir /ad

that lists the directories ("folders" in Windows) in the current directory.

I looked at the ls manpage, which says
Code:
 -d, --directory            list directory entries instead of contents,
                               and do not dereference symbolic links

but
Code:
ls -d

gives only
Code:
.

the current directory itself, instead of the dozen or so directories that actually reside in the current directory. (This directory has many files with long filenames, so I'd prefer not to go through the 10-page listing -- but mostly I want to learn how things like this are done.)
# 2  
Old 05-24-2009
Code:
ls -l | grep '^d'

# 3  
Old 05-25-2009
Heh, I guess that works. I'm surprised there's nothing built-in for this.
# 4  
Old 05-25-2009
you can also use find with -type d
# 5  
Old 05-25-2009
yup as ghostdog suggested you better use
Code:
find . -type d -ls -long

 
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