file attributes to txt file script

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  1. diegoborgh, Dec 22, 2009

    diegoborgh macrumors newbie

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    Hi,

    I need desperately a script that can take some file attributes from a folder and write them down in a txt file.
    Basically I need the name.extension, byte size and timestamp, tab delimited.
    How can I do this?

    Thanks!
     
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  2. MacForMeOneDay, Dec 22, 2009

    MacForMeOneDay macrumors member

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    In Terminal, you can run:
    ls -l folderofinterest > txtfile
    Where folderofinterest is the folder but will list all the files within it. If you just want the directory itself, use "-d". txtfile is the name of the file you want to send the information to. You can run it on a commandline/terminal without the "> txtfile" part to see if meets your needs.

    Do a man on ls for more information.
     
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