DIR command (cannot display directories with documented option)

[Jeffrey A. Cobb]

Hello,

I've been attempting to use the command:

dir -d

or

ls -d

to display only directory entries.  All I get is :

.


I guess I don't know exactly how this command is suppose to work but it seems 
displaying only directory entries should be rather easy.

Jeff



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> I've been attempting to use the command:
> ls -d
> to display only directory entries.  All I get is :
> .
> 
> I guess I don't know exactly how this command is suppose to work but
> it seems displaying only directory entries should be rather easy.

Check out the following answer to your question.

  
http://www.gnu.org/software/fileutils/doc/faq/core-utils-faq.html#ls%20-d%20does%20not%20list%20directories!

Bob