How to view/list only directories in Linux?
Ans : This can be achieved in two ways
1. Through ls command
2. Through find command

With ls we have to use grep to get the directory listings.
Ls –l grep ^d

Example :
[root@test surendra_a]# ls -l grep ^d
d——— 2 surendra_a surendra_a 4096 Sep 8 09:54 HTWFAIP
drwxrwxr-x 2 surendra_a root 4096 Nov 27 12:30 LinuxCBT – RHEL5
drwxrwxr-x 2 surendra_a root 4096 Oct 12 16:40 Software
[root@test surendra_a]#

With find we can have more controle on how to display only directories.

A. To display all the directories and sub-directories in present directory
#find . -type d

B. Displaying only directories in present directory
#find /root/ -type d –maxdepth 1

C. Displaying just directories in present directry and it’s sub-directories
#find /root/ -type d –maxdepth 2

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Mr Surendra Anne is from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. He is a Linux/Open source supporter who believes in Hard work, A down to earth person, Likes to share knowledge with others, Loves dogs, Likes photography. He works as Devops Engineer with Taggle systems, an IOT automatic water metering company, Sydney . You can contact him at surendra (@) linuxnix dot com.