Force ls to print output without line breaks
Is it possible to force LS to print output without line breaks? I need output without formatting. I tried to use --format=horizontal switch but it still puts lf signs. Maybe formatting only with spaces?
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asked Mar 24 '15 at 12:17
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Is it possible to force LS to print output without line breaks? I need output without formatting. I tried to use --format=horizontal switch but it still puts lf signs. Maybe formatting only with spaces?
linux command-line
asked Mar 24 '15 at 12:17
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ls | tr 'n' ' '. Why do you need it, though?
– choroba
Mar 24 '15 at 12:24
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Is it possible to force LS to print output without line breaks? I need output without formatting. I tried to use --format=horizontal switch but it still puts lf signs. Maybe formatting only with spaces?
linux command-line
asked Mar 24 '15 at 12:17
R. NecR. Nec
3426
Is it possible to force LS to print output without line breaks? I need output without formatting. I tried to use --format=horizontal switch but it still puts lf signs. Maybe formatting only with spaces?
linux command-line
linux command-line
asked Mar 24 '15 at 12:17
R. NecR. Nec
3426
asked Mar 24 '15 at 12:17
R. NecR. Nec
3426
asked Mar 24 '15 at 12:17
R. NecR. Nec
3426
asked Mar 24 '15 at 12:17
R. NecR. Nec
3426
asked Mar 24 '15 at 12:17
R. NecR. Nec
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ls | tr 'n' ' '. Why do you need it, though?
– choroba
Mar 24 '15 at 12:24
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ls | tr 'n' ' '. Why do you need it, though?
– choroba
Mar 24 '15 at 12:24
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ls | tr 'n' ' '. Why do you need it, though?– choroba
Mar 24 '15 at 12:24
ls | tr 'n' ' '. Why do you need it, though?– choroba
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You can print files without line breaks and spaces instead, but notice that a filename can contain a space. That file would then be treated as two files. If you want to loop trough files in a script, you should prefer that:
for f in *; do
echo "$f";
# further processing
done
If is must be with spaces instead of line breaks use that command:
ls -1 | tr 'n' ' '
The -1 flag forces ls to print one file per line. tr replaces the newlines with spaces.
answered Mar 24 '15 at 12:28
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or use printf "$f "; if you need it without line break
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You can print files without line breaks and spaces instead, but notice that a filename can contain a space. That file would then be treated as two files. If you want to loop trough files in a script, you should prefer that:
for f in *; do
echo "$f";
# further processing
done
If is must be with spaces instead of line breaks use that command:
ls -1 | tr 'n' ' '
The -1 flag forces ls to print one file per line. tr replaces the newlines with spaces.
answered Mar 24 '15 at 12:28
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You can print files without line breaks and spaces instead, but notice that a filename can contain a space. That file would then be treated as two files. If you want to loop trough files in a script, you should prefer that:
for f in *; do
echo "$f";
# further processing
done
If is must be with spaces instead of line breaks use that command:
ls -1 | tr 'n' ' '
The -1 flag forces ls to print one file per line. tr replaces the newlines with spaces.
answered Mar 24 '15 at 12:28
chaoschaos
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You can print files without line breaks and spaces instead, but notice that a filename can contain a space. That file would then be treated as two files. If you want to loop trough files in a script, you should prefer that:
for f in *; do
echo "$f";
# further processing
done
If is must be with spaces instead of line breaks use that command:
ls -1 | tr 'n' ' '
The -1 flag forces ls to print one file per line. tr replaces the newlines with spaces.
answered Mar 24 '15 at 12:28
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You can print files without line breaks and spaces instead, but notice that a filename can contain a space. That file would then be treated as two files. If you want to loop trough files in a script, you should prefer that:
for f in *; do
echo "$f";
# further processing
done
If is must be with spaces instead of line breaks use that command:
ls -1 | tr 'n' ' '
The -1 flag forces ls to print one file per line. tr replaces the newlines with spaces.
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or use printf "$f "; if you need it without line break
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or use printf "$f "; if you need it without line break
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ls | tr 'n' ' '. Why do you need it, though?– choroba
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