{ pushd .> /dev/null; cd /; for d in `echo $OLDPWD | sed -e 's/\// /g'`; do cd $d; echo -n "$d "; ls -ld .; done; popd >/dev/null ; } | column -t
from http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/3731/using-column-to-format-a-directory-listing
someserver:/var/local/.ssh# pushd .> /dev/null; cd /; for d in `echo $OLDPWD | sed -e 's/\// /g'`; do cd $d; echo -n "$d "; ls -ld .; done; popd >/dev/null var drwxr-xr-x 18 root root 4096 2009-03-03 11:44 . local drwxrwsr-x 8 root staff 4096 2009-09-14 17:11 . .ssh drwx------ 2 www nogroup 4096 2009-09-14 17:11 . # h?h?, local/ is group writable, ssh will refuse key authentication
Handled all within awk. Takes the value from $PWD and constructs directory structures and runs commands against them. The gsub() call is not necessary, but added for better visibility.
If a variable DIR is given on the awk command-line, then that directory is used instead:
awk -vDIR=$HOME/.ssh 'BEGIN{dir=DIR?...}'
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Any thoughts on this command? Does it work on your machine? Can you do the same thing with only 14 characters?
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