Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Dec 15, 2008, at 3:41 PM, joe wrote: > >> I've got a G4 Sawtooth running 10.4.11 >> >> Is there a way to copy the filenames in a given directory? I don't >> want to copy or move the files, but I'd like to get all the file >> names to put them in a text file.
Open the folder in question, Select All (Command-A) and Copy (Command-C). > > The simplest is via an excursion to /Applications/Utilities/Terminal. > (This seems long but is quite simple) > > Open the desired directory in Finder. > > start terminal > > type the letters cd followed by a space. > > Drag the little folder icon from the finder window to the line in > terminal that you were just typing on. > > In Terminal hit return. > > Now type the following: > > ls > directorylist.txt > > (You can call directorylist.txt anything you want) > > This will create a text file with a listing of each file in the > directory on it's own line. > -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
