list files but not directory

[Albert Graham]

On 08/21/2009 03:35 PM, William Case wrote:
> Hi;
>
> On Fri, 2009-08-21 at 13:36 +0100, Albert Graham wrote:
>    
>> On 08/21/2009 12:58 PM, ann kok wrote:
>>      
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> any way to list files but not directory
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>>
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>> Seems like a very reasonable request and its a shame that ls does not
>> provide such an option (which I guess would be an extension to the -A
>> option)
>>
>>      
>
> I remember asking about this four or five years ago when I first started
> using Linux (RedHat). (It was the first question I asked on the users
> mailing list.)
>
> Now that I am familiar with 'find' and 'grep' etc. I no longer worry
> about it.  However, 'ls' is probably the first commandline command a
> beginner learns.  It seems illogical, that 'ls' wouldn't have a flag
> that just shows files when it has a flag for directories.  It can cost
> newbies hours looking for a solution that isn't there.
>
>    
> Couldn't the shell maintainers just add an appropriate flag to show
> files only?
>
>    

It would probably be easier to hack the ls source and extend the -A 
functionality.