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Print Finder Window listing

How can I print a listing of files in a finder window?

iMac, OS X 10.11

Posted on Dec 15, 2022 6:33 AM

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Posted on Dec 15, 2022 9:17 AM

What exactly do you want to print? There is apparently no direct facility for this, but you could for example press command-shift-4 to grab a screenshot and print that.

Or, if you want just a list with one name per line, that is actually easier to do in the Terminal:


1) Select the folder you want, control-click and choose New Terminal at Folder

2) Type the following:

ls -1


(that is a lowercase "ell", lowercase "ess", a space, a hifen and the digit 1)


You can then even select the output and paste it wherever you like (in TextEdit, for example) and print, possibly changing the font, size, etc.


For example:



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Dec 15, 2022 9:17 AM in response to curvemaker

What exactly do you want to print? There is apparently no direct facility for this, but you could for example press command-shift-4 to grab a screenshot and print that.

Or, if you want just a list with one name per line, that is actually easier to do in the Terminal:


1) Select the folder you want, control-click and choose New Terminal at Folder

2) Type the following:

ls -1


(that is a lowercase "ell", lowercase "ess", a space, a hifen and the digit 1)


You can then even select the output and paste it wherever you like (in TextEdit, for example) and print, possibly changing the font, size, etc.


For example:



Print Finder Window listing

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