💡Quick Linux tip
You can use the asterisk(*) together with the ls command to list the contents of directories recursively.
Examples:
ls Docuements/*/
OR
ls Documents/**/ to recursively search into each subdirectory
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You can use the asterisk(*) together with the ls command to list the contents of directories recursively.
Examples:
ls Docuements/*/
OR
ls Documents/**/ to recursively search into each subdirectory
Curious how it works? Great! Follow this small thread 🧵↓
A single asterisk (*)
matches zero or more characters within one segment. It is used to glob/search files within a single directory.
ls Documents/*/
matches zero or more characters within one segment. It is used to glob/search files within a single directory.
ls Documents/*/
Double Asterisk (**)
matches zero or more characters across multiple segments. It is used for globbing/searching files that are in nested directories.
ls Documents/**/
matches zero or more characters across multiple segments. It is used for globbing/searching files that are in nested directories.
ls Documents/**/
Double Asterisk's real power comes when you use it in more specific patterns. For example, you can list all .txt files no matter what subdirectory they are in with **/*.txt, whereas *.txt only matches those in the current directory.
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