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Old 01-29-2006, 04:34 AM   #1
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How to find only dirs?


"find *" finds all files. I need to find only dirs.
How to do it?

Thanks.
 
Old 01-29-2006, 04:45 AM   #2
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$ find <starting dir> -type d

 
Old 01-29-2006, 05:05 AM   #3
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Quote:
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"find *" finds all files. I need to find only dirs.
How to do it?

Thanks.
list can do it too

ls -p | grep /
 
Old 01-29-2006, 05:43 AM   #4
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Thanks, stress_junkie, carl0ski.
 
Old 01-29-2006, 03:04 PM   #5
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Along these lines, you may also find the "du" command useful, check the man pages for more info: man du
 
  


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