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Asked: 2026-05-19T14:37:47+00:00

I’m using DIRS=$(find . -type d) to get get all directories recursively. Now I

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I’m using 

DIRS=$(find . -type d)

to get get all directories recursively. Now I need to look at that list and print only the paths that have more than n number of directories. So I need to search for the ‘/’ character in the path, but the methods I’m using to search for it aren’t working.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Would this also work for you?

    DIRS=$(find . -type d -mindepth $n)

    The command find . simply lists all files and directories in the current directory, recursively. Using -type d, we restrict it to list directories only. Using -mindepth $n, we require that each directory it at depth at least $n (set e.g. n=2, or just substitute the number directly instead of $n). See man find for more information.

    The $(...) construct runs the given command and is substituted by its output; it is roughly equivalent to `...`. Finally, this output is assigned to the DIRS variable.

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