Questions tagged [ls]
Questions relating to the Linux 'list' command (ls)
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Where is the tab completion “compspec” for commands like cat and ls defined?
Some pretext:
I'm installing Jenkins locally, and following the installation, I'm asked to produce a password from a text file in this folder: /var/lib/jenkins/secrets/
However, after entering
cat /...
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How to isolate file permission and file name from results of ls -l?
I want see only the file name and the corresponding file permission. How to do that?
ls -l gives
-rw-rw-r-- 1 jb jb 102 Apr 28 12:48 hello2.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 jb jb 102 Apr 28 12:53 hello.txt
I ...
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how to select the specific string from 'ls' command console output?
I am newbie on linux os. My target is selecting files which have the specific string values in filenames on console mode
This is my sample filename,
filename : apnic-2016-02-01
condition : The first ...
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How to recursively list only hidden files from a terminal
I would like to do something like
ls -RA .?* >> LSRA.list
but with this command and some other variants I tried, I always get also all non-hidden files in the directory where I am.
Namely, if ...
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Ubuntu terminal ls lists folders but not files
I'm pretty new to Ubuntu so I'm thinking I might've installed it incorrectly or something since this never happened on my old laptop, but here's what's happening:
I'm using the ubuntu terminal from ...
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How to display the correct list files without gibberish?
I installed Ubuntu 18.04 on my computer.
I mounted USB flash disk using command sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /media/usb0
Then I issued ls to get list folder and files and I get the name files/folder with &...
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Trying to create a file to meet three conditions
I need to make a file that lists the first 5 lines of the /sbin directory, with having all 5 lines numbered AND all lines capitalized.
Here is one string of commands that I tried:
tr [a-z] [A-Z] < ...
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Difference between la vs ls -a command? [duplicate]
There is a slightly difference between when comparing those commands.
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`ls -l` output duration instead of date/time eg “5 mins”/“6 hours”/“7 days” etc?
If I last modified a file 5 minutes ago, is it possible to make ls-l output something like "5 mins" instead of the actual date/time?
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The -F attribute for “ls” command
I'm finishing LFS101x so I'm rather new to Linux. Towards the end of the course, the author says:
You can view the full list of configuration files by typing ls -lF /etc/cups.
This is obviously ...
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How to find files that user and group have the same permission [closed]
I would like to find the files that the user and the others have the same permissions. I tried ls -l and egrep but I don't know how I'll say that position 234 will be the same with position 567.
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How to copy files with certain permissions to directory
I'm trying to make a copy of files with read and write permissions for the owner only, and then redirect that file to a directory named $dirA. I tried to use this command:
cp (ls -l ~| grep -type f-...
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How do you list the folder permissions of only certain directories that follow a common pattern in a particular directory?
For example, in the /etc/ directory there are several files named rc0.d, rc1.d, rc2.d, rc3.d etc
lets say you want to list the permissions or the sizes of these directories while ignoring other ...
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assign different colors to the output of ls depending on whether the files are regular or link targets
I'm using this command
ls -L -AltGF *
to list files in my directory, but follow links to targets. What I'd like to do is distinguish between which files are links and which are not. So for ...
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run ls but skip first 3 files
Let's say ls -t returns:
1
2
3
4
5
6
How can I skip the first 3 results? So the result is only:
4
5
6
I am aware I can run ls -t | head -3 but that will simply take the first 3 lines, but I need to ...
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How to ls certain range of number
I have a directory that contains fifty folders named F01, F02....,F05. I want to count the total file number in F25 ~ F48, however, the only way I know is ls -1d F2[5-9]/*|wc -l and then type ls -1d F[...
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Some commands can see a directory but not others?
There's a directory that had gone missing, I never intentionally deleted it (might've been accidental). Assume the directory structure is:
/parent
/dir
dirFile.js
parentFile.js
If I'm in /...
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How do I determine file type in Linux?
I'm editing the LS_COLORS environment variable. dircolors lists the default colors for different file types. The file types are denoted as follows:
bd = (BLOCK, BLK) Block device (buffered) special ...
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Why is total stat block size of a directory twice of ls block size of a directory?
I am fairly new to Ubuntu and would like to learn more Linux programming.
Each time I print ls -l and compare it again my own codes to add st_blocks of each file, the result is always stat block being ...
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.vimrc does not appear when I 'ls', but I can open it when it type 'vim .vimrc' in same directory. why? [duplicate]
I was searching for my vimrc so I could change my settings in vim, but was struggling to find it. I followed this which gave me the directory of the vimrc (user/home/.vimrc) that my vim is currently ...
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How can I exclude . and .. when listing hidden items? [duplicate]
ls -d .* lists only hidden "items" (files & directories). (I think) technically it lists every item beginning with ., which includes the current . and above .. directories.
I also know that ls -A ...
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what is orange colored files in dev directory?
i looked up in whole root directory
but i didn't understand one thing
what does orange color in dev directory mean? i know its directory for system devices
but i didn't understand the c in ls -l ...
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How to disable ls colors on ntfs-mounted partitions only? [duplicate]
I love ls colors and do not want to disable them everywhere, but the ls colors are useless on ntfs-mounted (and probably other similar file systems - like exfat) partitions, because all files there ...
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why are folder names green in color ubuntu 20.04 [duplicate]
I have folders in green color when I do ls -l then they appear colored
you can see in the link folders are all green in color
what could be reason for this.
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file explorer changes
I have downloaded a file onto the working directory and can see the file when I look at file explorer. However, the file does not show up when I use the ls command. I have triple checked that I'm ...
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Changing ls highlight colors in Windows Terminal with WSL
I'm trying to change the highlight colors in my shell for WSL, but there's a lot going on here so I'm not sure where to look. I am using Windows Terminal and running WSL with Ubuntu. My default shell ...
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Passing commands as a string to shell sudo bash –c “ls -l /home” gives the error bash: –c: No such file or directory
$ bash –c "ls -l /home"
bash: –c: No such file or directory
I don't understand why I am getting this error. I understand if you are passing commands as a string to shell then it should be able to ls ...
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How to filter users home directories to get a list of users with a symbolic link - see picture [closed]
I'm doing a basic Linux course and as you can see in the picture I'm supposed to enter in a command or command chain to get the output shown in the picture. anyone know the command I would use to get ...
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What is the difference between ls and ls -l? [duplicate]
I am very new to linux. While practicing the file management commands I have found that 'ls' and 'ls -l' gives 2 different outputs but they appears to be related to each other.
The content of the ...
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Select elements in list in groups of 2 - Bash
I am trying to select elements in a list of files using a sequence. For this I have created a list of all my files following a pattern in a folder:
ls -d -1 /my/path/S1*.zip
Where the output is:
/...
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How to list all files in a specific directory that starts with 'sh' including inode number in one line
Assuming I'm in the home directory
I'm trying to list all the files in /etc to show all files that start with sh along with the inode number
I tried the following:
sudo find /etc -name 'sh*'
# this ...
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check if a file exist with -f and convert the result into variable
trying to make the follwoing command to look for a full fine name work correctly but i can't for now.
The command i use to look for file "Lista*":
PathFileIN_Elab=/root/Testms/Files
ChkFileName="$(...
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Green highlights on some directories on running ls command [duplicate]
On running the ls command to under any directory, I find that some directories (and this happens with directories only) have an annoying green highlight around them for no apparent reason.
Would ...
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Is it possible to get ls to show file size, not allocated size?
When downloading a large file, there is a big discrepancy beween the actual file size (which I care about) and the allocated (ie, final) size (which I usually don't.)
$ ls -lshk
9962420 -rw-r--r-- 1 ...
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How can I find out which file was changed a few minutes ago?
I want to transport a configuration from one user to another one. But I don't know in which file the program in question stores its configuration.
In order to find out where the configuration is ...
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Why doesn't ls list all the directories? [duplicate]
I am a complete beginner in Ubuntu I need little help. After dual booting, my system with Windows and Ubuntu I install the google chrome using the terminal window command with some source on the web. ...
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When you type dir in terminal, the name file with space separate with symbol backslash \
Terminal Text
$ cd LALALA
~/LALALA $ dir
la\ la\ 1 la\ la\ 2
~/LALALA $
Directory Image
When I use dir command in terminal, the list of file show \ (backslash) to separate their word (see: ...
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Change the color of directories in GNOME Terminal
When I type ls in gnome terminal directories show up highlighted in green and the text is blue, making it very hard to read the directories.
I've tried Edit → Preferences and playing around with the ...
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Why are the file sizes appearing differently with the ls command?
The command I'm running is: ls -alFs --block-size=1
The following is the output:
4096 -rw-rw-r-- 1 dkm dkm 320 Oct 5 15:28 QRN_1570310934.charbin
4096 -rw-rw-r-- 1 dkm dkm 320 Oct 5 15:29 ...
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The 'ls -lS' command shows weird folders sizes
My laptop says the disk is full, so I'm trying to make some space by removing some files. But the ls output doesn't make sense for me. The Downloads directory, in reality, is empty... I guess the ...
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List all entries in the current directory whose names contain only uppercase letters
In one of my lab questions I was asked to list all entries(both files and folders) in the current directory whose names contain only uppercase letters using piping and grep command. Folders must have ...
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Linux command symbol !ls meaning
What is the meaning of ! in a command?
For example ls command, what is the output after put in from of it (!ls)?
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How to copy some lines from old folder after using ls to new blank file [duplicate]
My old folder has this output when I ls -lh
drwxr-xr-x 2 ahmet sistem 4,0K Eyl 17 22:33 ahmet
drwxr-xr-x 2 ali sistem 4,0K Eyl 20 16:08 ali
drwxrwxr-x 2 hexcake hexcake 4,0K Eyl 13 18:57 ...
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Display all of the files where the extension starts with a certain letter using ls command
How do I display all files where its extension start with a certain letter using ls command?
I tried doing ls d* but that display all files starting with letter d, not extension starting with letter ...
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Special character at the end of commands
Do commands like ls and ps actually end with a special character to indicate termination of response?
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Grub rescue mode ls not listing
In grub rescue mode when I type ls (hd0,msdos1)/ nothing is coming. ls (hd0,msdos1) giving filesystem is ext2. Pls help. What will be the cause?
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Cannot see files with “ls” when i copy paste files or download with rightclick save as
I am new to Linux-like environment. Currently, using Ubuntu on Windows.
When i download a file by rightclick and save as or copy/paste a file to a folder, I cannot see them or access them using "ls". ...
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What is difference between ls -lh and du -sh?
$ ls -lh file1.tar
-rw-r--r-- 1 wnice wnice 40K Aug 6 20:41 file1.tar
$ du -sh file1.tar
80K file1.tar
Why is it showing different sizes of same file? Please help me understand
