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List files matching pattern when too many for bash globbing

I'd like to run the following: ls /path/to/files/pattern* and get /path/to/files/pattern1 /path/to/files/…

bash find ls

bash: /bin/ls: Argument list too long

I need to make a list of a large number of files (40,000 files) like below: ERR001268_1_100.fastq ERR001268_2_156.fastq ERR001753_2_78.…

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Sort files numerically in bash

I need to sort .flv files numerically and i was able to do it with the following command: ls *\.flv | …

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What does the dot at the end of the permissions in the output of "ls -lah" mean?

I found some Linux files, and when I type ls -lah, it outputs this permissions format: ... drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root ... -rw-rw-r--. 1 …

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What are your LS_COLORS?

After installing a full version of Cygwin, I open up the MinTTY shell and I like the green on black. …

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Unix pipe into ls

I thought I understood *nix pipes until now... I have an executable called studio which symlinks to my install of …

linux unix pipe ls

Which linux system call is used by ls command in linux to display the folder/file name?

I wanted to know which system call is used in linux by the ls command to display the folder's (or …

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Print list of files in a directory to a text file (but not the text file itself) from terminal

I would like to print all the filenames of every file in a directory to a .txt file. Let's assume …

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How to use "ls *.c" command in java?

I am trying to print "*.C" files in java I use the below code public static void getFileList(){ try { String …

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Bash script - how to fill array?

Let's say I have this directory structure: DIRECTORY: .........a .........b .........c .........d What I want to do is: I want …

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