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Old 05-31-2007
listing files along with grep -v
When I run the command ls | grep -v SNMP It outputs all the files into one column. How can I list them in multiple columns?
# 2  
Old 05-31-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by charlie11k
When I run the command ls | grep -v SNMP It outputs all the files into one column. How can I list them in multiple columns?
For ksh:

Code:
ls !(*SNMP*)

For bash:

Code:
shopt -s extglob
ls !(*SNMP*)

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Old 05-31-2007
Sorry, these are directories. When I run the command you suggest, it lists all the directories and their files. Is there a command to list just the directories?
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Old 05-31-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by charlie11k
Sorry, these are directories. When I run the command you suggest, it lists all the directories and their files. Is there a command to list just the directories?
Code:
ls -d !(*SNMP*)

# 5  
Old 06-01-2007
what would be the syntax for csh?
# 6  
Old 06-01-2007
Why csh?
Don't know if csh (and variants) supports extended globbing ...

Code:
ls|grep -v 'SNMP'|pr -5 -l10

 
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