dir question

woranl · 08-21-2003, 01:01 PM

Ok, perhaps this is one of the most newbie question ever

For a directory that contains many files, how can I "dir" the directory to view the top section of the directory?

What I mean is ... when I dir a directory, since there're too many files inside... I can't see the entire files list.

In MS-Dos, I think it's something like "dir /w" or something similar

DrOzz · 08-21-2003, 01:05 PM

theres a couple you may like to use:
dir -x
dir -C
and
dir -m but this one is kinda ugly

lfur · 08-21-2003, 01:05 PM

You can use:
ls | less

and you will be able to scroll up and down. To exit, just type q.

For the top only, try:
ls | head

Enjoy

david_ross · 08-21-2003, 01:11 PM

Twice in 2 days:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=83891