how to ouput ls result

Cigar · 03-06-2007, 08:39 AM

Hi all,

sorry for taking your time I would like to know if someone could help me outputing my ls result to variable looks sample but can't make it

I would like something like ls *.avi | $toto but this doesn't work

any advice? thx in advance

Jo

pixellany · 03-06-2007, 08:49 AM

Your example is a "pipe"--in this construct, the entry after the "|" would need to be a command that expects an input.

Try this:
VARNAME=`ls`
(those are "backtics", not single quotes)

Cigar · 03-06-2007, 09:41 AM

thx pixellany this what I was a looking for thx a lot works like a charm

Jo