list all xml files within a directory and subdirectory

Question

I want to list all .xml files in a dir and its subdir. I tried ls -LR but not able to filter out other files apart from .xml..

I want something like ls -LR | grep *.xml .

Thanks!

score 28 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 14 '12 at 23:10

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You can use find command:

find . -type f -name '*.xml'

answered Jun 14 '12 at 23:10

kev

Hi, Thanks .. it works. I would like to add another condition though.. I want it to find in all subfolders except one folder.. can this be done? – user1164061 Jun 14 '12 at 23:15
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quick an dirty `... | grep -v not_that_dir` – benzaita Jun 14 '12 at 23:17
@user1164061 There are huge options of `find` command. Search google with `linux find exclude dir` will give you some tips. – kev Jun 14 '12 at 23:17
@user1164061: `find \( -wholename ./not/this/dir -prune \) -o -type f -name '*.xml' -print` – Dennis Williamson Jun 15 '12 at 00:48

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 15 '12 at 00:04

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Since you tagged the question with bash:

shopt -s extglob globstar
ls !(exclude.this.dir)/**/*.xml

answered Jun 15 '12 at 00:04

glenn jackman

You should note that globstar is a bash v4 feature – jordanm Jun 15 '12 at 00:49

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