Determine if ls output is file or directory
w/o colors " ls " command
1 2 3
unknown which is a folder which is a file.
can "ls" or some other command clarify which is file which is folder
perhaps by including ' / ' infront if : a folder ?
for example:
/1 2 /3
ls
edited Dec 19 '18 at 16:13
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w/o colors " ls " command
1 2 3
unknown which is a folder which is a file.
can "ls" or some other command clarify which is file which is folder
perhaps by including ' / ' infront if : a folder ?
for example:
/1 2 /3
ls
edited Dec 19 '18 at 16:13
jww
1,58232163
asked Mar 3 '17 at 18:09
VIE
503
Hey that guy that deleted his answer.. that was amazing help. I found out about the comma.
– VIE
Mar 3 '17 at 18:23
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w/o colors " ls " command
1 2 3
unknown which is a folder which is a file.
can "ls" or some other command clarify which is file which is folder
perhaps by including ' / ' infront if : a folder ?
for example:
/1 2 /3
ls
edited Dec 19 '18 at 16:13
jww
1,58232163
asked Mar 3 '17 at 18:09
VIE
503
w/o colors " ls " command
1 2 3
unknown which is a folder which is a file.
can "ls" or some other command clarify which is file which is folder
perhaps by including ' / ' infront if : a folder ?
for example:
/1 2 /3
ls
ls
edited Dec 19 '18 at 16:13
jww
1,58232163
asked Mar 3 '17 at 18:09
VIE
503
edited Dec 19 '18 at 16:13
jww
1,58232163
asked Mar 3 '17 at 18:09
VIE
503
edited Dec 19 '18 at 16:13
jww
1,58232163
edited Dec 19 '18 at 16:13
jww
1,58232163
edited Dec 19 '18 at 16:13
jww
1,58232163
1,58232163
asked Mar 3 '17 at 18:09
VIE
503
asked Mar 3 '17 at 18:09
VIE
503
asked Mar 3 '17 at 18:09
VIE
503
503
Hey that guy that deleted his answer.. that was amazing help. I found out about the comma.
– VIE
Mar 3 '17 at 18:23
add a comment |
Hey that guy that deleted his answer.. that was amazing help. I found out about the comma.
– VIE
Mar 3 '17 at 18:23
Hey that guy that deleted his answer.. that was amazing help. I found out about the comma.
– VIE
Mar 3 '17 at 18:23
Hey that guy that deleted his answer.. that was amazing help. I found out about the comma.
– VIE
Mar 3 '17 at 18:23
add a comment |
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On Linux,
ls -p
adds the trailing slash on dirs
edited Mar 3 '17 at 23:18
Gilles
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answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:13
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-F, --classify
append indicator (one of */=>@|) to entries
Example output, where 1 and 2 are directories, and 3, 4 are files:
$ ls -F
1/ 2/ 3 4
edited Mar 3 '17 at 23:19
Gilles
528k12810581583
answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:15
dhag
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Another method: ls -l displays the files and folders with permission bits. If the line starts with a -, it's a file, if it's a directory, it starts with a d.
ls -l
-rw-r--r-- 1 user group 7727 Feb 27 16:07 README.md
drwxr-xr-x 6 user greup 204 Mar 3 09:20 my_directory
answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:33
Carolyn Van Spyk
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On Linux,
ls -p
adds the trailing slash on dirs
edited Mar 3 '17 at 23:18
Gilles
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answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:13
amisax
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On Linux,
ls -p
adds the trailing slash on dirs
edited Mar 3 '17 at 23:18
Gilles
528k12810581583
answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:13
amisax
1,453314
add a comment |
On Linux,
ls -p
adds the trailing slash on dirs
edited Mar 3 '17 at 23:18
Gilles
528k12810581583
answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:13
amisax
1,453314
On Linux,
ls -p
adds the trailing slash on dirs
edited Mar 3 '17 at 23:18
Gilles
528k12810581583
answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:13
amisax
1,453314
edited Mar 3 '17 at 23:18
Gilles
528k12810581583
edited Mar 3 '17 at 23:18
Gilles
528k12810581583
edited Mar 3 '17 at 23:18
Gilles
528k12810581583
528k12810581583
answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:13
amisax
1,453314
answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:13
amisax
1,453314
answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:13
amisax
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1,453314
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add a comment |
-F, --classify
append indicator (one of */=>@|) to entries
Example output, where 1 and 2 are directories, and 3, 4 are files:
$ ls -F
1/ 2/ 3 4
edited Mar 3 '17 at 23:19
Gilles
528k12810581583
answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:15
dhag
11.2k33045
add a comment |
-F, --classify
append indicator (one of */=>@|) to entries
Example output, where 1 and 2 are directories, and 3, 4 are files:
$ ls -F
1/ 2/ 3 4
edited Mar 3 '17 at 23:19
Gilles
528k12810581583
answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:15
dhag
11.2k33045
add a comment |
-F, --classify
append indicator (one of */=>@|) to entries
Example output, where 1 and 2 are directories, and 3, 4 are files:
$ ls -F
1/ 2/ 3 4
edited Mar 3 '17 at 23:19
Gilles
528k12810581583
answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:15
dhag
11.2k33045
-F, --classify
append indicator (one of */=>@|) to entries
Example output, where 1 and 2 are directories, and 3, 4 are files:
$ ls -F
1/ 2/ 3 4
edited Mar 3 '17 at 23:19
Gilles
528k12810581583
answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:15
dhag
11.2k33045
edited Mar 3 '17 at 23:19
Gilles
528k12810581583
edited Mar 3 '17 at 23:19
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dhag
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answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:15
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Another method: ls -l displays the files and folders with permission bits. If the line starts with a -, it's a file, if it's a directory, it starts with a d.
ls -l
-rw-r--r-- 1 user group 7727 Feb 27 16:07 README.md
drwxr-xr-x 6 user greup 204 Mar 3 09:20 my_directory
answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:33
Carolyn Van Spyk
861
add a comment |
Another method: ls -l displays the files and folders with permission bits. If the line starts with a -, it's a file, if it's a directory, it starts with a d.
ls -l
-rw-r--r-- 1 user group 7727 Feb 27 16:07 README.md
drwxr-xr-x 6 user greup 204 Mar 3 09:20 my_directory
answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:33
Carolyn Van Spyk
861
add a comment |
Another method: ls -l displays the files and folders with permission bits. If the line starts with a -, it's a file, if it's a directory, it starts with a d.
ls -l
-rw-r--r-- 1 user group 7727 Feb 27 16:07 README.md
drwxr-xr-x 6 user greup 204 Mar 3 09:20 my_directory
answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:33
Carolyn Van Spyk
861
Another method: ls -l displays the files and folders with permission bits. If the line starts with a -, it's a file, if it's a directory, it starts with a d.
ls -l
-rw-r--r-- 1 user group 7727 Feb 27 16:07 README.md
drwxr-xr-x 6 user greup 204 Mar 3 09:20 my_directory
answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:33
Carolyn Van Spyk
861
answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:33
Carolyn Van Spyk
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answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:33
Carolyn Van Spyk
861
answered Mar 3 '17 at 18:33
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Hey that guy that deleted his answer.. that was amazing help. I found out about the comma.
– VIE
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