Absolute path with ls?

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How can I make the ls command show a file's full path instead of just its filename? With all its options, there must be a way, right?

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 02 '11 at 14:32

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Here is one option for doing this.

ls -d $PWD/*

answered Mar 02 '11 at 14:32

An̲̳̳drew

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Or even better `ls -d $(pwd -P)/filename` which will resolve all symbolic links if required. – Marki Nov 23 '14 at 21:26
`-d` doesn't show the "file's full path" as it was stated in the question, but directories only. – Multifix Dec 25 '21 at 14:43
@Multifix yes it does, you must add the `*`! – 4wk_ Jun 14 '23 at 15:30

score 14 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 02 '11 at 17:22

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This is another way for individual files:

readlink -e filename

answered Mar 02 '11 at 17:22

Dennis Williamson

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Combining with find: `find . -exec readlink -e '{}' \;` – MikeyB Mar 02 '11 at 17:49
Use greadlink from homebrew's "coreutils" package if you are on OSX, because the readlink that comes with your laptop seems to have a different API. – John Hamelink Feb 08 '19 at 15:42

score 8 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 17 '12 at 13:17

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I usually use the find command:

find /dir -type f -name "*"

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answered Mar 02 '11 at 14:41

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This is the first command I found of several other ones that lists only full paths of other directory than . (the present one) and excluding the directory itself from the list. – dstonek Apr 10 '21 at 00:35

score -3 · Answer 4 · edited Nov 23 '14 at 21:31

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ls -d "`pwd`"/*

that's what worked for me.
Use *.mp3 if you want to list just mp3 files, for example. I did this to make a playlist.
keep the "" if there's spaces in the outputs (the path to the files)

edited Nov 23 '14 at 21:31

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answered Nov 23 '14 at 19:45

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Absolute path with ls?

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