Grouping hidden files and directories with ls
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How can ls be flagged to sort .-prefixed hidden directories and files in groups so that its output is sorted as visible directories, hidden directories, visible files, then hidden files?
I currently have ls aliased to ls -lG --color --group-directories-first which groups directories first, but visible and hidden directories are mixed together.
Instead, the output of ls should be:
visibleDirectoryA
visibleDirectoryB
.hiddenDirectoryA
.hiddenDirectoryB
visibleFileA
visibleFileB
.hiddenFileA
.hiddenFileB
files ls sort dot-files
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How can ls be flagged to sort .-prefixed hidden directories and files in groups so that its output is sorted as visible directories, hidden directories, visible files, then hidden files?
I currently have ls aliased to ls -lG --color --group-directories-first which groups directories first, but visible and hidden directories are mixed together.
Instead, the output of ls should be:
visibleDirectoryA
visibleDirectoryB
.hiddenDirectoryA
.hiddenDirectoryB
visibleFileA
visibleFileB
.hiddenFileA
.hiddenFileB
files ls sort dot-files
edited Jan 13 at 13:21
Jeff Schaller
31.8k848109
asked Jan 13 at 5:38
infosmith
32
i can reproduce, with localeen_AU.UTF8. BTW,LANG=C ls ....fails to reproduce (and, in fact, will even sort a directory name like!foobefore any of the .hidden directories - strict ascii value sort rather than a natural sort).
– cas
Jan 13 at 6:19
My locale output isLANG=en_US.UTF-8 LANGUAGE= LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8" LC_TIME="en_US.UTF-8" LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MONETARY="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8" LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8" LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8" LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8" LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.UTF-8" LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8" LC_ALL=
– infosmith
Jan 13 at 6:56
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up vote
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How can ls be flagged to sort .-prefixed hidden directories and files in groups so that its output is sorted as visible directories, hidden directories, visible files, then hidden files?
I currently have ls aliased to ls -lG --color --group-directories-first which groups directories first, but visible and hidden directories are mixed together.
Instead, the output of ls should be:
visibleDirectoryA
visibleDirectoryB
.hiddenDirectoryA
.hiddenDirectoryB
visibleFileA
visibleFileB
.hiddenFileA
.hiddenFileB
files ls sort dot-files
edited Jan 13 at 13:21
Jeff Schaller
31.8k848109
asked Jan 13 at 5:38
infosmith
32
How can ls be flagged to sort .-prefixed hidden directories and files in groups so that its output is sorted as visible directories, hidden directories, visible files, then hidden files?
I currently have ls aliased to ls -lG --color --group-directories-first which groups directories first, but visible and hidden directories are mixed together.
Instead, the output of ls should be:
visibleDirectoryA
visibleDirectoryB
.hiddenDirectoryA
.hiddenDirectoryB
visibleFileA
visibleFileB
.hiddenFileA
.hiddenFileB
files ls sort dot-files
edited Jan 13 at 13:21
Jeff Schaller
31.8k848109
asked Jan 13 at 5:38
infosmith
32
edited Jan 13 at 13:21
Jeff Schaller
31.8k848109
edited Jan 13 at 13:21
Jeff Schaller
31.8k848109
edited Jan 13 at 13:21
Jeff Schaller
31.8k848109
31.8k848109
asked Jan 13 at 5:38
infosmith
32
asked Jan 13 at 5:38
infosmith
32
asked Jan 13 at 5:38
infosmith
32
32
i can reproduce, with localeen_AU.UTF8. BTW,LANG=C ls ....fails to reproduce (and, in fact, will even sort a directory name like!foobefore any of the .hidden directories - strict ascii value sort rather than a natural sort).
– cas
Jan 13 at 6:19
My locale output isLANG=en_US.UTF-8 LANGUAGE= LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8" LC_TIME="en_US.UTF-8" LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MONETARY="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8" LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8" LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8" LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8" LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.UTF-8" LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8" LC_ALL=
– infosmith
Jan 13 at 6:56
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i can reproduce, with localeen_AU.UTF8. BTW,LANG=C ls ....fails to reproduce (and, in fact, will even sort a directory name like!foobefore any of the .hidden directories - strict ascii value sort rather than a natural sort).
– cas
Jan 13 at 6:19
My locale output isLANG=en_US.UTF-8 LANGUAGE= LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8" LC_TIME="en_US.UTF-8" LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MONETARY="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8" LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8" LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8" LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8" LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.UTF-8" LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8" LC_ALL=
– infosmith
Jan 13 at 6:56
i can reproduce, with locale
en_AU.UTF8. BTW, LANG=C ls .... fails to reproduce (and, in fact, will even sort a directory name like !foo before any of the .hidden directories - strict ascii value sort rather than a natural sort).– cas
Jan 13 at 6:19
i can reproduce, with locale
en_AU.UTF8. BTW, LANG=C ls .... fails to reproduce (and, in fact, will even sort a directory name like !foo before any of the .hidden directories - strict ascii value sort rather than a natural sort).– cas
Jan 13 at 6:19
My locale output is
LANG=en_US.UTF-8 LANGUAGE= LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8" LC_TIME="en_US.UTF-8" LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MONETARY="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8" LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8" LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8" LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8" LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.UTF-8" LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8" LC_ALL=– infosmith
Jan 13 at 6:56
My locale output is
LANG=en_US.UTF-8 LANGUAGE= LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8" LC_TIME="en_US.UTF-8" LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MONETARY="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8" LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8" LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8" LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8" LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.UTF-8" LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8" LC_ALL=– infosmith
Jan 13 at 6:56
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Use -v for natural sort. e.g.
ls -lG --color --group-directories-first -A -v
Note while they are sorted into their own "group", the .hidden directories will appear before the visible directories, not after them, because a . sorts lower than most other characters.
answered Jan 13 at 6:08
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1 Answer
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Use -v for natural sort. e.g.
ls -lG --color --group-directories-first -A -v
Note while they are sorted into their own "group", the .hidden directories will appear before the visible directories, not after them, because a . sorts lower than most other characters.
answered Jan 13 at 6:08
cas
37.7k44393
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up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Use -v for natural sort. e.g.
ls -lG --color --group-directories-first -A -v
Note while they are sorted into their own "group", the .hidden directories will appear before the visible directories, not after them, because a . sorts lower than most other characters.
answered Jan 13 at 6:08
cas
37.7k44393
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Use -v for natural sort. e.g.
ls -lG --color --group-directories-first -A -v
Note while they are sorted into their own "group", the .hidden directories will appear before the visible directories, not after them, because a . sorts lower than most other characters.
answered Jan 13 at 6:08
cas
37.7k44393
Use -v for natural sort. e.g.
ls -lG --color --group-directories-first -A -v
Note while they are sorted into their own "group", the .hidden directories will appear before the visible directories, not after them, because a . sorts lower than most other characters.
answered Jan 13 at 6:08
cas
37.7k44393
edited Jan 13 at 6:57
answered Jan 13 at 6:08
cas
37.7k44393
answered Jan 13 at 6:08
cas
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answered Jan 13 at 6:08
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i can reproduce, with locale
en_AU.UTF8. BTW,LANG=C ls ....fails to reproduce (and, in fact, will even sort a directory name like!foobefore any of the .hidden directories - strict ascii value sort rather than a natural sort).– cas
Jan 13 at 6:19
My locale output is
LANG=en_US.UTF-8 LANGUAGE= LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8" LC_TIME="en_US.UTF-8" LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MONETARY="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8" LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8" LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8" LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8" LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8" LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.UTF-8" LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8" LC_ALL=– infosmith
Jan 13 at 6:56