Get creative! Or just give me a simple answer to an easy question :P
 

I have a folder full of odd named pages, I want to copy all the names and then paste the list to notepad so I can search replace ctrl+v and etc. I can't just copy paste because it copies the whole file rather than just the name, and I can't do it one at a time manually because i make too many mistakes with these names - there's more than 200 different odd names to type. How do I get this list of filenames onto a notepad?

bash
for i in `ls`
do
echo $i >> textfile.txt
done

I'm not familiar with "bash" - but I have seen people throw a few lines like this around before and i googled it... looks interesting, anyone care to walk me through it once?

icq 169334379?

What I gave you was line by line what you would need to type into the shell where the files are located and it would generate the text file with every file name.

The trouble is, I think Wolfy wants to do this on windows.

To do this you could do something like:

on the command prompt in the correct directory (use cd \path\to\dir).

Hope this helps,

Kondro

i need the bash program for this though, right? I found a few mac programs that would do what Andrew suggested, but kondro is right, I am using windows. What program do I use for windows to run this type of thing?

to do dir > output.txt - you'd simply go to a command prompt.

ok, I'm not ashamed - I don't know how to do a command prompt.

Start -> Run... -> Open: cmd -> OK

ok I got that part now... (next post :P)

actually I jut found it on the net, you can right click the start button and click on command prompt
I have no idea how to proceed from here, I'll play a moment I guess

then you _C_hange _D_irectory to wherever you want like this

cd \windows\ to change into the "windows" directory

fuck I have no idea how this works - my folder is on my desktop, I type in the command prompt:

dir folder > output.txt

what am I missing?

type:
cd C:\Documents and Settings\<YOUR WINDOWS USER NAME>\Desktop\

to change onto your desktop

then:
cd <NAME OF YOUR DIRECTORY>

heh, I think the right click option may have been added when I installed that last program I found on the net.. I am in windows, but "funnyfoldername" is apparently not a valid command prompt :P

you have to type "cd funnyfoldername"

Cool, I did all that (I feel like I accomplished something :P)

It opened a text file, but it's empty. I typed

output.txt


...when in the folder.. ?

ok I got it now, it isn't exactly what I wanted - now it has a ton of time and date stamps in the file, but I'm pretty sure I can just open this up in a spreadsheet and kill the unwanted stuff - unlless you have a better idea maxcom?

when in the folder type "dir > output.txt"

oh duh "dir /b > output.txt"

BEEEEEEEEEEEutiful thank you :D maxcom I owe you, hit me up anytime 169334379

Oh, how soon we forget our DOS heritage.

hmm, get a mac and use the terminal!

I use 2 macs - don't personally own any PCs anymore.