Re: Files tree

On Fri, 12 Apr 2024 08:39:34 -0400, James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> wrote:

For a number of reasons I am looking for a way of recording a list of
the files (and file-like objects) on a Unix system at certain points in
time. The main output would simply be sorted text with one
fully-qualified file name on each line.

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Use a command that's designed for that purpose.
https://oldmanprogrammer.net/source.php?dir=projects/tree
Using "tree  --noreport -ifax /" lists all files on the root file system,
excluding other file systems such as /dev.
Repeat the command for each file system you want to include.
For a file with control characters in the name, it uses octal escape codes.
For example, in a directory called test with a file called "some$'\n'file",
it shows ...
$ tree  --noreport -ifax /home/dave/test
/home/dave/test
/home/dave/test/some\012file
Check your distro to see if it already has the tree package available.
Mageia has it available, but not installed unless specifically requested.
Regards, Dave Hodgins