List all files by type
 

Dumb question I couldn't find the answer to.

How do I (in the command line) list all the .txt (or any common attribute) files in a directory?

Hi,

ls -l *txt or ls *txt

Have a look at the man page (man ls) to see all the other options.

Hope this helps.

Hi,

There are no dumb questions :) A couple of possible solutions:
Have a look at the man pages for find, ls, grep.

Kind regards,

Eric

@EricTRA: ls /path | grep "*.txt" ?? How does that work ;)

ls /path | grep ".txt$" or shorter: ls /path/*.txt

BTW: Same "mistake" in the find command *.txt vs .txt

Hi druuna,

Of course you're right :) My mistake, apparently wasn't thinking straight. Thanks for pointing it out. Mixed up commands just like my mind being mixed up for lack of sleep :o

Kind regards,

Eric