creating a directory file.. - GoFuckYourself.com

NaughtyJenn · 05-17-2004, 05:18 PM

need to be able to take a selected directory on my ftp and have it output every file into a .txt list format

ie

a.jpg
b.jpg
c.jpg

and so forth..

Global Dialers · 05-17-2004, 05:19 PM

so what is it you are looking for or were you just posting to let us know what you were doing

NaughtyJenn · 05-17-2004, 05:22 PM

need a program or if anyone knows any fast ways to have all the files listed in a directory output into a txt file

NaughtyJenn · 05-17-2004, 05:29 PM

anything like this exist or am i giong crazy thinking there was something lol

zzgundamnzz · 05-17-2004, 05:31 PM

Why don't you download them first and get a Mass File Renamer?

ZoiNk · 05-17-2004, 05:31 PM

in Unix, log into the shell (use a telnet or ssh program)

ls >> filelist.txt

once you are in the directory you want. It will create filelist.txt with all the filenames. I personally like

ls -al >> filelist.txt

That's assuming you know how to move around in unix.
ZoiNk

Elli · 05-17-2004, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by zzgundamnzz
Why don't you download them first and get a Mass File Renamer?

I believe she wants a listing of the contents of a directory, not to rename files.

That's a Unix command.. where are our Unix geeks? Surely they are somewhere.

I'm having flashbacks to grep and whatnot, but can't remember the syntax.

Elli · 05-17-2004, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ZoiNk
in Unix, log into the shell (use a telnet or ssh program)

ls >> filelist.txt

once you are in the directory you want. It will create filelist.txt with all the filenames. I personally like

ls -al >> filelist.txt

That's assuming you know how to move around in unix.
ZoiNk

Et voila!

I'm sure you could put it in a nice little script/batch pgm, non?

NaughtyJenn · 05-17-2004, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ZoiNk
in Unix, log into the shell (use a telnet or ssh program)

ls >> filelist.txt

once you are in the directory you want. It will create filelist.txt with all the filenames. I personally like

ls -al >> filelist.txt

That's assuming you know how to move around in unix.
ZoiNk

thats just it.. i dont have shell access.. hrmmm only other way is if i do that by downloading everything and writing the file from dos... thanx

Helix · 05-17-2004, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ZoiNk
in Unix, log into the shell (use a telnet or ssh program)

ls >> filelist.txt

once you are in the directory you want. It will create filelist.txt with all the filenames. I personally like

ls -al >> filelist.txt

That's assuming you know how to move around in unix.
ZoiNk

NaughtyJenn · 05-17-2004, 05:36 PM

anyone care to tell me what prefix i put beside "dir" in dos.. just did dir /? and cant see anything where a command would be to write to a file

beergood · 05-17-2004, 05:38 PM

prog:
----

#!/usr/bin/perl

$path = @ARGV[0];

system("ls -al $path > output.txt");

--

execution

./program.pl /path/you/want/to/list/

should work.

beergood · 05-17-2004, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by NaughtyJenn
thats just it.. i dont have shell access.. hrmmm only other way is if i do that by downloading everything and writing the file from dos... thanx

Your isp will probably give you shell access if you email them and ask for it.

NaughtyJenn · 05-17-2004, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by beergood
prog:
----

#!/usr/bin/perl

$path = @ARGV[0];

system("ls -al $path > output.txt");

--

execution

./program.pl /path/you/want/to/list/

should work.

dont have shell access though.. no ssh on the server..

NaughtyJenn · 05-17-2004, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by beergood
Your isp will probably give you shell access if you email them and ask for it.

not my isp its a ftp account i need to get all the filenames from for a dmca notice..

beergood · 05-17-2004, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by NaughtyJenn
dont have shell access though.. no ssh on the server..

Yeah I caught that late. I can't live without a shell

NaughtyJenn · 05-17-2004, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by beergood
Yeah I caught that late. I can't live without a shell

yeah if i had shell access it would be alot easier.. coulda dumped it and did what i have to do and be gone..but of course my luck isnt that good

.. i have all the files downloaded onto my hd just need to get a txt version listing all the files lol

NaughtyJenn · 05-17-2004, 05:43 PM

n/m got it

dir > textfilename.txt

thnx for the help though

beergood · 05-17-2004, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by NaughtyJenn
yeah if i had shell access it would be alot easier.. coulda dumped it and did what i have to do and be gone..but of course my luck isnt that good .. i have all the files downloaded onto my hd just need to get a txt version listing all the files lol

I fucking suck at windows. About all I can think is open WS_FTP and press the DirInfo button on whatever directory you want a listing off. You'll have the text version of the directory information and you could probably narrow it from there.

beergood · 05-17-2004, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by NaughtyJenn
n/m got it dir > textfilename.txt

thnx for the help though

good deal. remember that for the once in a blue moon I have to do something on my windows machine

NaughtyJenn · 05-17-2004, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by beergood
I fucking suck at windows. About all I can think is open WS_FTP and press the DirInfo button on whatever directory you want a listing off. You'll have the text version of the directory information and you could probably narrow it from there.

yeah just took what i knew from shell and applied it to dos format

wicked thanks alot everyone though.. time to go file a report

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ZoiNk Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 2,370	in Unix, log into the shell (use a telnet or ssh program) ls >> filelist.txt once you are in the directory you want. It will create filelist.txt with all the filenames. I personally like ls -al >> filelist.txt That's assuming you know how to move around in unix. ZoiNk __________________ "People can have the Model T in any color - so long as it's black." - Henry Ford

05-17-2004, 05:43 PM	#18
NaughtyJenn Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 7,355	n/m got it dir > textfilename.txt thnx for the help though Last edited by NaughtyJenn; 05-17-2004 at 05:44 PM..

05-17-2004, 05:19 PM	#2
Global Dialers Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Spain Posts: 1,349	so what is it you are looking for or were you just posting to let us know what you were doing

05-17-2004, 05:22 PM	#3
NaughtyJenn Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 7,355	need a program or if anyone knows any fast ways to have all the files listed in a directory output into a txt file

05-17-2004, 05:29 PM	#4
NaughtyJenn Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 7,355	anything like this exist or am i giong crazy thinking there was something lol

05-17-2004, 05:36 PM	#11
NaughtyJenn Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 7,355	anyone care to tell me what prefix i put beside "dir" in dos.. just did dir /? and cant see anything where a command would be to write to a file

05-17-2004, 05:38 PM	#12
beergood Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: United States Posts: 2,918	prog: ---- #!/usr/bin/perl $path = @ARGV[0]; system("ls -al $path > output.txt"); -- execution ./program.pl /path/you/want/to/list/ should work.