ls - paths with two files 2

[w5000]

hello,
is it possible to "ls" exact two files being in different directories with only one ls "parameter" - (if first example there are both files given/specified)

$ ls -al a/slib/file1 a/lib/file2
-rw-r--r--    1 aaaa  bbbb              0 Aug 31 14:24 a/lib/file2
-rw-r--r--    1 aaaa  bbbb              0 Aug 31 14:23 a/slib/file1
$ [red]ls -al a/*lib/{file1,file2}[/red]
ls: 0653-341 The file a/*lib/{file1,file2} does not exist.
$ ls -al a/*lib/[file1],[file2}
ls: 0653-341 The file a/*lib/[file1],[file2} does not exist.
$ ls -al a/*lib/[file1,file2}
ls: 0653-341 The file a/*lib/[file1,file2} does not exist.
$ ls -al a/*lib/(file1,file2)
ksh: 0403-057 Syntax error: `(' is not expected.
$ ls -al a/*lib/file1,file2
ls: 0653-341 The file a/*lib/file1,file2 does not exist.
$

 

[w5000]

of course when I specify * at the end I get all files (so too many that I expected to get - only two of them file1 and file2 are expected)

$ ls -al a/*lib/*
-rw-r--r--    1 aaaa  bbbb              0 Aug 31 14:24 a/lib/file2
-rw-r--r--    1 aaaa  bbbb              0 Aug 31 14:33 a/lib/file3
-rw-r--r--    1 aaaa  bbbb              0 Aug 31 14:33 a/lib/file4
-rw-r--r--    1 aaaa  bbbb              0 Aug 31 14:23 a/slib/file1
-rw-r--r--    1 aaaa  bbbb              0 Aug 31 14:33 a/slib/file5
-rw-r--r--    1 aaaa  bbbb              0 Aug 31 14:33 a/slib/file6
$

 

[PHV]

What about this ?
ls -al a/*lib/file[12]

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
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[Annihilannic]

Or if the actual filenames are more complex than the example you gave, this syntax may work depending on your shell (should work in ksh or bash with shopt -s extglob enabled):

ls -al a/*lib/?(filefoo|filebar)

#or

ls -al a/*lib/file?(foo|bar)

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[w5000]

thx. the first Annihillanic's way is universal (not only for file[12]):

$ ls -al a/*lib/?(file2|try)
-rw-r--r--    1 aaaa  bbbb              0 Aug 31 14:24 a/lib/file2
-rw-r--r--    1 aaaa  bbbb              0 Sep 03 07:09 a/lib/try
-rw-r--r--    1 aaaa  bbbb              0 Sep 03 07:13 a/slib/try2
$

 

[Annihilannic]

Strange, I can't reproduce that. What OS, shell and versions?

$ find a -ls
1654807    4 drwxr-xr-x   4 user group       4096 Sep  3 17:18 a
1654800    4 drwxr-xr-x   2 user group       4096 Sep  3 17:17 a/slib
1654806    0 -rw-r--r--   1 user group          0 Sep  3 17:17 a/slib/try2
1654805    0 -rw-r--r--   1 user group          0 Sep  3 17:17 a/slib/try1
1654798    4 drwxr-xr-x   2 user group       4096 Sep  3 17:17 a/lib
1654801    0 -rw-r--r--   1 user group          0 Sep  3 17:17 a/lib/file1
1654802    0 -rw-r--r--   1 user group          0 Sep  3 17:17 a/lib/file2
1654803    0 -rw-r--r--   1 user group          0 Sep  3 17:17 a/lib/file3
1654804    0 -rw-r--r--   1 user group          0 Sep  3 17:17 a/lib/try
$ ls -al a/*lib/?(file2|try)
-rw-r--r-- 1 user group 0 Sep  3 17:17 a/lib/file2
-rw-r--r-- 1 user group 0 Sep  3 17:17 a/lib/try
$

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