Print Finder Window listing
How can I print a listing of files in a finder window?
iMac, OS X 10.11
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How can I print a listing of files in a finder window?
iMac, OS X 10.11
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:
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:
Actually, now that I think about it a bit, if this is something that you plan to do a lot, the steps I described, and more, can be easily automated, so that you can create the list and open it in, say, TextEdit, merely be selecting the folder and pressing a keyboard shortcut :-)
Print Finder Window listing