How to sort numerically named subdirs in linux?

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by lia , in category: General Help , a month ago

How to sort numerically named subdirs in linux?

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by lonzo , 25 days ago

@lia 

You can sort numerically named subdirectories in Linux using the ls command with the -v option. Here are the steps:

  1. Open the terminal.
  2. Navigate to the parent directory that contains the numerically named subdirectories using the cd command. For example, if the parent directory is /home/user/directory, run the command: cd /home/user/directory
  3. Use the ls command with the -v option to list the numerically named subdirectories in the desired order. For example, if the subdirectories are named as numbers (e.g., 1, 2, 3, etc.), run the command: ls -v This will display the subdirectories in the numeric order.


Note: The -v option is available in most Linux distributions (including Ubuntu, Debian, and CentOS) but may not be supported in older versions or less common distributions.