How to just list directories using ls command

shazam75 · 11-26-2004, 12:58 AM

Hi

How do i use the ls command to just list the directories in a particular folder?

Regards
Shelton.

twantrd · 11-26-2004, 01:14 AM

To list just directories of a particular directory:

ls -l <dir> | grep ^d

If you are inside the directory and just want to the list only directories then it's:

ls -l | grep ^d

At least that's what I use

. Other's my use different commands.

-twantrd

Oliv' · 11-26-2004, 05:11 AM

Hi,

or simpler: ls -d

Oliv'

theYinYeti · 11-26-2004, 05:53 AM

No. ls -d is for displaying a directory "the same as" a file, that is not displaying it's content. Example: you want to see all hidden files (beginning with a .), but you don't want to list the whole content of . and ..

Code:

ls -ad .*

Now, to get the list of directories, I would do:

Code:

find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -print

Yves.

uberNUT69 · 01-26-2006, 04:28 AM

Simpler:

Code:

ls -d */

shazam75 · 01-26-2006, 04:35 AM

wow that is handy indeed!

thanks
shelton.

uberNUT69 · 01-26-2006, 06:38 AM

np, north islander!

being Australia Day 'n' all

my 2nd head found the answer

muha · 01-26-2006, 08:43 AM

I also like this one:
ls *
List all dirs and recurse one dir down.

aragorn_linux · 01-26-2006, 03:03 PM

My favorite is this:

'ls -al | sed /^d/!d'

This will list all the .directories, and in the format I prefer.

Tinkster · 01-26-2006, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aragorn_linux

My favorite is this:

'ls -al | sed /^d/!d'

This will list all the .directories, and in the format I prefer.

you mean

Code:

ls -al | sed '/^d/!d'

?
The version you posted won't work with bash.

Cheers,
Tink

Jelle · 01-26-2006, 03:34 PM

too much typing. I usually ploink such things in an alias or function in ~/.bashrc. My most recent entries there were

Code:

 alias lrt="ls -lrt" alias cdl="cd $1; ls --color=auto"

I use the lrt command quite a lot, it usually shows he files you are interested in on the last few lines, instead of having to remember how the alphabet works :-)