On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 4:44 AM, Pádraig Brady <[email protected]> wrote:
> find -maxdepth 1 -printf '%m ' -ls Of note, this also prints the modes that the awk script above leaves out or otherwise mangles: Find outputs exactly what I expect: 4750 812805444 100 -rwsr-x--- 1 root wheel 101896 Feb 2 2014 /usr/sbin/mtr The awk magic on the other hand, well, not so much: 650 -rwsr-x--- 1 root wheel 101896 Feb 2 2014 /usr/sbin/mtr So whoever wrote that bit on stackoverflow is a bit short-sighted in the potential for errors on special modes. I personally will alias something like 'lsoctal' to the find command. My $0.02; inflation adjusted. Mike
