GNU bug report logs - #19981
eshell lacks a way to list directories only, files only, number of files

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Chen Xiaodong <fly797 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 19981 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#19981: 24.4; Flaws in Eshell
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:34:34 +0200

> Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:06:21 +0800
> From: Chen Xiaodong <fly797 <at> gmail.com>
> 
> 
> Compared with the command "dir" in shells of Window 2000/XP/7, as a 
> novice to Eshell, I think there are big inconveniences in it.
> (1)I can't get only directories listed with "ls -d" ("dir /ad" in 
> Windows), likewise, can't get only files listed("dir /a-d" in Windows).
> (2)I can't find out how many files there are and how much diskspace 
> available with "ls" nor "du". These two items usually comes with "dir" 
> in Windows.
> 
> Should there be some improvements?

You can have all that in Eshell with "cmd /c dir ...".

The built-in Eshell commands emulate their Unix namesakes, so they
present features in those commands.

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