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An̲̳̳drew
Asked: 2011-03-03 06:30:57 +0800 CST

Absolute path with ls?

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How can I make the ls command show a file's full path instead of just its filename? With all its options, there must be a way, right?

command-line-interface ls

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  1. Best Answer

    Here is one option for doing this.

    ls -d $PWD/*
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  2. This is another way for individual files:

    readlink -e filename
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  3. I usually use the find command:

    find /dir -type f -name "*"
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  4. ls -d "`pwd`"/*

    that's what worked for me.
    Use *.mp3 if you want to list just mp3 files, for example. I did this to make a playlist.
    keep the "" if there's spaces in the outputs (the path to the files)

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