LC(1)LC(1)NAMElc - list directory and file names in columns
SYNOPSISlc [ -fdbcspan1 ] [ directory ... ]
DESCRIPTION
Lc lists the elements of the given directories. The elements are
divided into the five basic types (files, directories, character spe‐
cial files, block special files, and pipes) and are printed in alpha‐
betical order. They are normally printed 5 to a line, preceeded by a
title indicating the type, but the -1 option can be used to force sin‐
gle-column untitled output.
If no argument is given, the current working directory is used by
default. The contents of all directories named in the argument list
are displayed. while all other names (i.e. non-directories) are
ignored. This feature allows one to use a shell's pattern matching
abilities to generate the arguments without having to worry about non-
directory names that might also be matched (e.g. would do an lc of all
the non-hidden directories in one's home directory).
The special entries and are normally not listed; the -a option causes
them to be listed as well.
The -n option turns off all output; this is useful when only the exit
status is wanted. (The exit status is 0 if something would have been
printed, 1 otherwise.)
If any of the following option arguments are given, lc lists only those
types of entries; otherwise, all entries are listed. The options and
their meanings are:
f list ordinary files
d list directories
b list block special files
c list character special files
s list all special files
p list permanent pipes
Lc may be used with the substitution features of the Shell to select
particular kinds of files (eg, directories) to take part in some pro‐
cessing, for example:
This lists the contents of all sub-directories of the current direc‐
tory.
DIAGNOSTICS
Symbolic links are normally followed, and each prints under the cate‐
gory of the type of thing to which it is linked. If the symbolic link
points to a nonexistent pathname, or if you do not have permission to
resolve the pathname, lc will list the link under the category Unre‐
solved Symbolic Links.
AUTHOR
Math Faculty Computing Facility, University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/mfcf/
UW LC(1)
