Using 'ls' to list ONLY the current directory

SlowCoder · 04-03-2007, 08:38 PM

Ok, This sounds simple, but it's escaped me thus far. When I use the command:

Code:

ls cron*

I get the following output:

Code:

cron.deny  crontab

cron.d:
sa-update

cron.daily:
000-delay.cron  beagle-crawl-system  makewhatis.cron  rpm
0anacron        cups                 mlocate.cron     tmpwatch
0logwatch       logrotate            prelink

cron.hourly:

cron.monthly:
000-delay.cron  0anacron

cron.weekly:
000-delay.cron  0anacron  makewhatis.cron

It seems to me that ls is recursing, when all I want is the list of files/directories in the current path.

I have to use the following command:

Code:

ls | grep cron

to get the results I want:

Code:

anacrontab
cron.d
cron.daily
cron.deny
cron.hourly
cron.monthly
crontab
cron.weekly

Is there a proper switch for ls that will give it to me?

Thanks.

nadroj · 04-03-2007, 09:01 PM

try

Code:

ls -d cron*

SlowCoder · 04-03-2007, 09:04 PM

Yes, that is good stuff! I read that in the ls help, but it didn't sink in.

Thanks!

nadroj · 04-03-2007, 09:07 PM

no problem. i always find the LQ.org man pages easier to read than from the console.