ls command refuses to give just folder names per command line switch

[John Abbott]

On Sat, 2009-11-28 at 11:41 -0800, Ray Parrish wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I have been trying to figure out why ls will not return folder names 
> only as per the man page's insistence that it will with the -d switch. 
> Here is output from Terminal
> 
> ray at RaysComputer:~/links$ ls --directory
> .
> ray at RaysComputer:~/links$
> 
> No sub folders returned from the ls command. Yet when I run the 
> following, you can see the first few lines are all folders that clearly 
> exist in that Directory.
> 
> ray at RaysComputer:~/links$ ls -a --classify --group-directories-first
> ./
> ../
> Desktop/
> GSD/
> Images/
> scripts/
> Video/
> 481445.png
> AddURLtoGoogleSitemapScript.html
> AddURLtoGoogleSitemapScript.html~
> AddURLtoSitemap.sh.zip
> 
> What I'm trying to get ultimately is a recursive list of all files of a 
> certain type in all sub folders of the current folder, including the 
> current folder. But when I add the --recursive command, and include a 
> *.html on the end, all I get is a list of the .html files in the current 
> folder, and none from any of the sub folders. Like so -
> 
> ray at RaysComputer:~/links$ ls -x -1 --recursive *.html
> AddURLtoGoogleSitemapScript.html
> Biology.html
> bookmarks.html
> BootingintoSafeMode.html
> buttonbar.html
> Change Skin.html
> CharitableOrganizations.html
> Combatting Spam.html
> Comparison of Windows and Ubuntu Linux.html
> Computer.html
> Computer Tips and Tutorials.html
> Email Information.html
> EnvironmentalIssues.html
> error404.html
> EtherApeNetworkSecurityTool.html
> FomentingResponsibleLeadership.html
> google34436ce73104f9d5.html
> GUIWebSiteMonitor.html
> GUIWrapperforWebChangeMonitorScript.html
> HardDiskRequirementsXPServicePack3.html
> Hard Drives.html
> HowToInstallSoftwareinUbuntu.html
> How To Install Ubuntu.html
> How to speed up and organize tab switching in Firefox.html
> index.html
> InformationAboutWindowsXPServicePack3.html
> InsuringResponsibleLeadership.html
> Internet.html
> Internet Radio Stations.html
> Internet Speed Test.html
> Is The Eiffel Tower Taller than the Space Needle.html
> Learning Linux References.html
> Linux distributions and documents.html
> LinuxMonitorWebPageforChangeScript.html
> MissingTitlebarsinUbuntu.html
> NoMorePaidLobbyists.html
> Offline Browsing Tools.html
> OnlineMagazines.html
> PasswordLoadingScript.html
> PayingofftheNationalDeficit.html
> PossibleProblemsXPServicePack3.html
> PostingRules.html
> Programming.html
> ReleasingHungModem.html
> ScienceandTechnology.html
> Security Measures.html
> Skinning Web Sites.html
> StimulusInvestigation.html
> Submit Link.html
> Survey Sites.html
> Template.html
> ThankYou.html
> The Future of Technology.html
> TimerStopWatchScriptforLinux.html
> Troubleshooting and fixing Windows.html
> Troubleshooting HiJackThis Log Files.html
> Troubleshootings Tools for Windows.html
> Video.html
> Visual Basic Tips.html
> Web Browsers.html
> Web Editors.html
> Web Hosting.html
> Web Publishing.html
> Web Site Monitor.html
> WhatisHardDiskFragmentation.html
> Whatisrecursion.html
> WhereAreProgramFilesinUbuntu.html
> Where to go to get help.html
> Why Dual Boot.html
> Windows XP SP3 installation.html
> ray at RaysComputer:~/links$
> 
> Note that none of that output came from any of the sub folders, so 
> --recursive is not staying the course. I can get a recursive listing, 
> but it includes all file types, and the sub folder names in it's output.
> 
> Is there any way to get just the sub folder names? Is there any way to 
> get a recursive listing of all of only one file type, with their 
> relative path to the current folder included on each line?
> 
> Thanks for any help you can be, Ray Parrish
> 
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> 
> 
> 

Sounds like a job for find and grep
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