How to list files and directories to show full path / absolute path name in the Linux terminal's command shell.
In order to get absolute directory name with ls, enter in the terminal's command shell:
$ ls -d $PWD/*
ls with absolute directory name:
$ ls -d $PWD/*
/home/user/Desktop /home/user/Music
/home/user/Templates
/home/user/Documents /home/user/Pictures /home/user/todo.txt
/home/user/Downloads /home/user/Public /home/user/Videos
$
ls with long listing format (-l) absolute directory name (-d):
$ ls -ld $PWD/*
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 80 2011-08-17 16:52 /home/user/Desktop
drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 40 2011-08-17 16:52 /home/user/Documents
drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 40 2011-08-17 16:52 /home/user/Downloads
drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 40 2011-08-17 16:52 /home/user/Music
drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 120 2011-08-17 18:14 /home/user/Pictures
drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 40 2011-08-17 16:52 /home/user/Public
drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 40 2011-08-17 16:52 /home/user/Templates
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user 131 2011-08-17 18:07 /home/user/todo.txt
drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 40 2011-08-17 16:52 /home/user/Videos
$
