Absolute path with ls?

Question

How can I make the ls command show a file's full path instead of just its filename? With all its options, there must be a way, right?

score 18 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 02 '11 at 14:32

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Here is one option for doing this.

ls -d $PWD/*

answered Mar 02 '11 at 14:32

An̲̳̳drew

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score 15 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 02 '11 at 17:22

15

This is another way for individual files:

readlink -e filename

answered Mar 02 '11 at 17:22

Dennis Williamson

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score 9 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 17 '12 at 13:17

9

I usually use the find command:

find /dir -type f -name "*"

edited Jun 17 '12 at 13:17

jscott

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answered Mar 02 '11 at 14:41

Satanicpuppy

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score -3 · Answer 4 · edited Nov 23 '14 at 21:31

-3

ls -d "`pwd`"/*

that's what worked for me.
Use *.mp3 if you want to list just mp3 files, for example. I did this to make a playlist.
keep the "" if there's spaces in the outputs (the path to the files)

edited Nov 23 '14 at 21:31

b13n1u

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answered Nov 23 '14 at 19:45

Rnnfs

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Absolute path with ls?

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