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Topic: more Linux stuff, this time it is different
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Blayne Bradley
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So I can get it so that it'lll list every file/directory in my pwd, but alas I also want to indent it in the output say:
----Marxism
----Linux for Dummies.pdf
----TreeCase
----Boom!
so far I can:
inDD="--"
for i in *
do
echo $inDD$inDD$i
done
however, is there a way to say if incDD=4 then print 4 inDD's?
Also is there a way to differiniate between a file and a directory? Will if(file) or if(dir) work?
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Blayne Bradley
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Ok if(file/dir) won't work, the -d,-f options thingies will, so nvm for the file/dir thing.
And it would appear that possibly just making a loop will do in terms of making it bigger. More on this later.
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Bokonon
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Why not use the '\t' character, which inserts spaces equivalent to a tab, rather than dashes?
If you want to list everything in subdirectories of the given directory, try learning about recursive functions.
-Bok
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Blayne Bradley
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Actually thats exactly what I need but I have book.
As for dashes, I need em since I'm recreating the tree command.
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Bokonon
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quote:
Originally posted by Blayne Bradley:
Actually thats exactly what I need but I have book.
Huh? Do a google search on recursion and the shell/tools you are using, I'm sure you'll find some useful pages.
-Bok
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Blayne Bradley
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I'm just saying that I have a Linux Manual on recusion so its oh-kay.
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