How do I take a screen cap (or print) the ENTIRE content listing of a folder in Panther?
The regular "Apple Opt 3" doesnt work, because the contents of the folderhas too many files, and thus I need to scroll.
Remember the old OS 9 "Print Window" command?
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1. Go into the terminal, type "ls " and drag the folder onto the terminal
window. Hit enter.
2. Copy all the text
3. Paste into favorite text editor and print.
(For added fun, try things like "ls -l" or "ls -A" or "ls -1")
Of course, you could be wanting all the fancy GUI stuff like pictures of folders and such, but this works for a standard listing.
Originally posted by rdowns
Highlight the entire list and copy it. Paste into TextEdit or Word and then print it.
Interesting, but it only copies the names of files, and not the info like dates, sizes, etc...
Originally posted by dstranathan
Interesting, but it only copies the names of files, and not the info like dates, sizes, etc...
It seems like Amarone's suggestion would be the best.
Another option using ls (I assume you just did the normal ls without any options), is:
ls -hl > filelisting.txt
It will write out the file listing (along with other stuff like permissions, owner, filesize) to a file in the current directory. The '>' is a redirection to send the output of the command into whatever file you specify (i.e. I did filelisting.txt).
In Jaguar: Place your print center icon in the dock. Drag the folder in question to the printer. It prints the contents to the default printer.
In Panther: Place the icon for the printer (accessible through the printer setup utility) in your dock (control-click and select Keep in Dock). Drag the folder to the icon. Print or save as PDF.
It's different, yes, but just as useful as selecting a menu option.
HTH...
But really c'mon Apple... how hard would it be for them to add a damn print window item to the finder. Grrr.