Display folder contents as a tree structure
A lot of times I had to do acrobatics to be able to display the contents of a UNIX folder as a tree. Well, no more!
Looking for using the ls command in various combinations I found this command gem:
ls -R | grep ":$" | sed -e 's/:$//' -e 's/[^-][^\/]*\//--/g' -e 's/^/ /' -e 's/-/|/'So for a folder where the standard: ls webapps/hello/ will display this:
WEB-INF actions content pages public templates
The new command trick: ls -R webapps/hello/ | grep ":$" | sed -e 's/:$//' -e 's/[^-][^\/]*\//--/g' -e 's/^/ /' -e 's/-/|/', will display:
|---/WEB-INF
|-----classes
|---/actions
|---/content
|---/pages
|---/public
|-----styles
|---/templates
Neat, eh?
There is also a nice script wrapper for the above command, follow this link for more.
Re: Display folder contents as a tree structure
so "uhm" ;) do I have to install Steve Baker's implementation for Linux in order to display a tree?I am referring to the one that was available at:
ftp://mama.indstate.edu/linux/tree
And what about osx? I don't like installing an app every time I need to manipulate a text.
Also, I am working on osx and couldn't find the 'tree' command line. But maybe is me not being able to find it :)
And what about osx? I don't like installing an app every time I need to manipulate a text.
Also, I am working on osx and couldn't find the 'tree' command line. But maybe is me not being able to find it :)