Hmmm, I know how to do this using terminal but not in finder. I would be interested in knowing if there's a way to do this also.
In case you end up doing it in terminal: Open terminal. cd to the directory whose files you want to copy. Otherwise the whole path to the files will be given instead of just the filenames. Type: ls -R | more > list.txt Note the dash before the capital R, and note the greater-than sign. This format gives you an alphabetical list of the files in a file called list.txt; of course you can use whatever name you want. List.txt will be placed in the list unless you specify the file to be in a different directory than the one you are listing. There is a way to do this so you can add to a list if you are putting in the filenames from several directories, but I don't know how much you use terminal so I don't want to load you down with unnecessary info. If there aren't subdirectories from which you need filenames, you can leave out the -R. You can then open the file in Text Edit and copy the filenames and put them in another document if you wish. Again, there may be an easier way to do this in finder but I've never gotten around to researching it. -- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper thrown in the trash! Then God gave me a new heart and life: His joy for my despairing tears! And now, every day: "This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) On Jan 20, 2015, at 8:04 AM, Mike Busboom <mbusb...@gmail.com> wrote: Hello everyone, For work purposes, I need to keep a log of files that I edit. Is there a way to copy just the list of filenames, not the files themselves into a document? I suppose that I could go into the folder, interact with each file and copy each individual filename, but that seems a little arduous. Thanks and kindest regards, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
