if I write this string in my script: list=$(ls /path/to/some/files///*.dat) it works fine. But

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Asked: June 8, 20262026-06-08T12:51:32+00:00 2026-06-08T12:51:32+00:00

if I write this string in my script:

list=$(ls /path/to/some/files/*/*/*.dat)

it works fine. But what I need is

files="files/*/*/*.dat"
list=$(ls /path/to/some/${files})

and it says

ls: /path/to/some/files/*/*/*.dat: No such file or directory

How should I do it?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-08T12:51:34+00:00

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Try this:

list=$(find /path/to/some/files/ -mindepth 3 -maxdepth 3 -name '*.dat')

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