[KeyLimePi]

Forgive me if this is the wrong place for this, but I have a folder with more than 200 PDF files and I need a list of them by file name.

I've seen a friend working in DOS use a command that created a text file of a directory's contents. Is there a UNIX/OS X command I could use to do the same thing? Keep in mind I've pretty much never opened the Terminal, so if it's too tricky feel free to just pat me on the head and tell me to run along.

[:XI:]

you don't need the terminal to do this.

open the folder (in the finder)
command-a (select all)
command-c (copy)

open text edit.
command-v (paste)

instant list of files and folders in the folder.

[KeyLimePi]

No way?! It's that simple? I should have tried this first.

I know that if you have the Print Center icon in your dock, you can drag a folder onto it and it will print a list of the contents.

Thanks for the info.

[pimephalis]

Originally posted by KeyLimePi:
Forgive me if this is the wrong place for this, but I have a folder with more than 200 PDF files and I need a list of them by file name.

I've seen a friend working in DOS use a command that created a text file of a directory's contents. Is there a UNIX/OS X command I could use to do the same thing? Keep in mind I've pretty much never opened the Terminal, so if it's too tricky feel free to just pat me on the head and tell me to run along.

Sure.

'ls -l > filename.txt'

The '>' means dump the output of the command to the left into the entity on the right. In other words, give me the directory contents and dump them into a file I called 'filename.txt'.

[warpmoon]

Or, simply do "ls > filename.txt" which will produce a list with only file names.

[:XI:]

Originally posted by KeyLimePi:
I know that if you have the Print Center icon in your dock, you can drag a folder onto it and it will print a list of the contents.

Thanks for the info.

heh, I didn't know that. thanks.

[Moose]

Originally posted by warpmoon:
Or, simply do "ls > filename.txt" which will produce a list with only file names.

ls -1 if you want just one per line.

EDIT: Although ls does this if you pipe anyway.