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List all directories recursively in a tree format

I want to simulate a tree command using Shell Script that displays all the directories recursively in this format:

.
|-- Lorem
|-- Lorem
|-- Lorem
    |-- Lorem
    |-- Lorem
|-- Lorem
`-- Lorem

How can I do that?

Solution

  • Try doing this (not exactly the same output, but very close) :

    find ./ -type d -print | sed -e 's;[^/]*/;|____;g;s;____|; |;g'

    From http://mlsamuelson.com/content/tree-approximation-using-find-and-sed

    with 

    find . -type d -print 2>/dev/null |
awk '!/\.$/ {for (i=1;i<NF;i++){d=length($i);if ( d < 5  && i != 1 )d=5;printf("%"d"s","|")}print "---"$NF}'  FS='/'

    See http://www.unix.com/shell-programming-scripting/50806-directory-tree.html