SPUG: getting a list of directories

EXT-Litwin, Keith Keith.Litwin at pss.boeing.com
Thu Jan 20 15:12:39 CST 2000


Whoops wrong.  It will only give you directories in your current directory.

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> From: 	EXT-Litwin, Keith
> Sent: 	Thursday, January 20, 2000 13:06
> To: 	'spug-list at pm.org'; 'Todd Wells'
> Subject: 	RE: SPUG: getting a list of directories
> 
> How about the sloppy unix way
> 
> @dirs=`file *|grep directory|cut -d":" -f1`;
> 
> Not sure if this is portable across unicies and it will give you all directories from your current downward.
> 
> Keith.
> 
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> 	From: 	Todd Wells[SMTP:toddw at wrq.com]
> 	Sent: 	Thursday, January 20, 2000 11:53
> 	To: 	'spug-list at pm.org'
> 	Subject: 	SPUG: getting a list of directories
> 
> 	I'd like to get a list of directory names (and only directory names) in
> 	/usr/myapp.  What's the best way to go about this?  I wish the cookbook had
> 	a recipe for this.  I see that readdir specifically excludes directory
> 	names.
> 
> 	-Todd
> 
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