List all files in multiple directories

haiders · 05-09-2007, 02:35 PM

So I have one directory that has files and directories in it and those directories have files and directories in them. I need to list all *files* in D1 and the files in all subsequent directories. Then eventually execute a command to all the files. How do I do that?
OS: RH Enterprise

|--D2
D1 ---
|--D3

Thanks!

pixellany · 05-09-2007, 02:41 PM

To list files in sub-directories, use ls -R

haiders · 05-09-2007, 03:34 PM

Hey Pixellany,
Thanks for the quick reply. The problem is that -R lists stuff I don't want as well(directory names). So the output has to be directed to a file with *only* the file names and nothing else.

0.o · 05-09-2007, 03:50 PM

Use find . -type f ... > ... in the upper most directory.

haiders · 05-10-2007, 08:58 AM

Thanks O.o. That works:

Code:

find . -type f | while read name; do blahblah $name; done

BTW,
know any links for basic understanding of "for" "do" statements/loops?

0.o · 05-10-2007, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by haiders

Thanks O.o. That works:

Code:

find . -type f | while read name; do blahblah $name; done

You don't even need all of the 'extra' stuff there. You can simply use:

find . -type f > fileList

haiders · 05-10-2007, 12:05 PM

Yes that would direct the output to file, but I need to execute a command ie., echo files so I would put that in place of "blahblah".