List file names in a directory WITHOUT the path

dexus · 11-17-2008, 03:41 PM

Hey there, I'm trying to list all files inside a certain directory, but without the file paths.

For example,

Let's say we're in the following directory:

/media/folder

Inside /media/folder are the following Files:

File-Inc-0001
File-Inc-0002
...
File-Inc-0100

I'm trying to make a script that requires these files names in the command line. So I'm doing something like this:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

cd /media/nitrogen/

for file in `find /media/nitrogen *-Inc-* -type f`; do
  bscan -V $file -s -m -c /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf nitrogen
done

---

The problem with this is that $file is resolving to '/media/nitrogen/File-Inc-0001'. I need it to resolve to 'File-Inc-0001'. I can't have the path in the command line for it to work successfully.

Any ideas how to list files in a directory WITHOUT the path?

--

Solution from acid_kewpie:

Code:

for file in *-Inc-*; do
  bscan -V $file -s -m -c /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf nitrogen
done

acid_kewpie · 11-17-2008, 03:58 PM

well you can just use basename to strip off a path, but it'd probably be technically better to not use find, and just do

Code:

for file in *-Inc-*; do
  blah
done

then there's no path in the first place.

colucix · 11-17-2008, 04:03 PM

Just don't use find. Why not simply...?

Code:

for file in `ls /media/nitrogen/*-Inc-*`
do
  bscan -V "$file" -s -m -c /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf nitrogen
done

Edit: acid_kewpie beat me...

MensaWater · 11-17-2008, 04:05 PM

Two things:

1) UNIX/Linux have a "basename" command that can be used any filepath name to get only the file name at the end.
e.g. typing "basename /usr/bin/ls" would result in just "ls".
Also you can pipe output through basename
e.g. "echo /usr/bin/ls |basename" would result in just "ls".

2) In your find you're specifying the full path to the files but instead you could use the short cut dot (".") which means "this directory.
So instead what you had you could have the following:
#!/bin/bash

cd /media/nitrogen/

for file in `find . *-Inc-* -type f`; do
bscan -V $file -s -m -c /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf nitrogen
done

dexus · 11-17-2008, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colucix

Just don't use find. Why not simply...?

Code:

for file in `ls /media/nitrogen/*-Inc-*`
do
  bscan -V "$file" -s -m -c /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf nitrogen
done

because $file is resolving to: /media/nitrogen/File-Inc-0006

I already tried that.

irishbitte · 11-17-2008, 04:06 PM

Change:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

cd /media/nitrogen/

for file in `find /media/nitrogen *-Inc-* -type f`; do
  bscan -V $file -s -m -c /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf nitrogen
done

to this:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

cd /media/nitrogen/

for file in `ls /media/nitrogen *-Inc-* -type f`; do
  bscan -V $file -s -m -c /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf nitrogen
done

I don't do alot of scripting, but I think that would work?

colucix · 11-17-2008, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dexus

because $file is resolving to: /media/nitrogen/File-Inc-0006

I already tried that.

Yeah, correct. You can try as acid_kewpie suggested. If you previously change directory to /media/nitrogen, let the shell expand *-Inc-* with the name of the files inside the current working directory (ls command not really necessary).

dexus · 11-17-2008, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acid_kewpie

well you can just use basename to strip off a path, but it'd probably be technically better to not use find, and just do

Code:

for file in *-Inc-*; do
  blah
done

then there's no path in the first place.

This worked perfectly.

Thanks!

trickykid · 11-17-2008, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irishbitte

Code:

#!/bin/bash

cd /media/nitrogen/

for file in `ls /media/nitrogen *-Inc-* -type f`; do
  bscan -V $file -s -m -c /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf nitrogen
done

This would have been almost the same as what acid_kewpie stated first except you don't have to specify the full path with your ls command since you already cd'd into the directory.

Should have looked like this:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

cd /media/nitrogen/

for file in `ls *-Inc-*`; do
  bscan -V $file -s -m -c /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf nitrogen
done

acid_kewpie · 11-17-2008, 04:29 PM

uh huh, oh yeah... get busy...

sorry, it's late (for me)

irishbitte · 11-17-2008, 04:44 PM

Mr. Kewpie, quick on the draw there! trickykid, thanks for pointing that out. I'm not a scripter really, but did a bit in college, so kinda have an idea. Good going tho acid_kewpie!

ocumo · 06-13-2009, 06:25 PM

It is perfectly possible to output the filename without the leading path with the find command. There is no need to use basename or other hacks.

With find, all you need to do is to use the directives: -printf '%f \n'

The %f returns the File's name with any leading directories removed (only the last element).
The \n provides a new line character after every file name. Without the \n, all the filenames are output in the same line.

Note that when the output goes to a terminal, you should quote the directive "%f\n". If you don't quote, bash will "eat it up" and the result will not be correct.

Like this:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

cd /media/nitrogen/

for file in `find /media/nitrogen *-Inc-* -type f -printf "%f \n"`; do
  bscan -V $file -s -m -c /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf nitrogen
done

Check find's man pages for details.

Regards,
Ocumo

jschiwal · 06-13-2009, 07:08 PM

You can expand the path name $file with "${file##*/}" to remove the directory part from a path name.

ghostdog74 · 06-13-2009, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocumo

Code:

for file in `find /media/nitrogen *-Inc-* -type f -printf "%f \n"`; do
  bscan -V $file -s -m -c /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf nitrogen
done

still, its better to use while read loop, instead of for loop (or change IFS) to take care of spaces in file names.

jmedinar · 11-09-2016, 01:42 PM

find <path to file> -type f -name '<regexp>' -exec basename {} \;