Linux Terminal: how to view files with extension using ls command?

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How can I use the ls command to print all of those files with a .doc extension inside the "tmp" directory? (No find neither grep). Perhaps with -X ? How would it be if we used -X?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:26

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If you're adamant on not using grep or find, as outlined here:

https://stackoverflow.com/a/1447974/1666167

You can do something like this:

ls *.{mp3,exe,mp4}

What this looks like for .doc files in the tmp directory is this:

ls /tmp/*.doc

edited May 23 '17 at 10:26

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answered Aug 23 '14 at 21:25

Jordan Robinson

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error jumps up, need to indicate to search inside tmp directory – j1nma Aug 23 '14 at 21:31
Is that the precise error? I've just tried it myself to double check and it seems okay. – Jordan Robinson Aug 23 '14 at 21:33

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 23 '14 at 21:25

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You could do something like: ls *.doc in the directory.

answered Aug 23 '14 at 21:25

Bey0ndZ

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" cannot acces */.doc: No such file or directory" i need to add that it should search on the tmp directory – j1nma Aug 23 '14 at 21:30

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 23 '14 at 21:26

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Try this one, should work:

 ls *.doc

answered Aug 23 '14 at 21:26

Andrzej Pałkowski

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Linux Terminal: how to view files with extension using ls command?

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