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> That said, how many working people have ever had to face the problem of getting a list of filenames into an email? Few, because when tasked with a problem th
by aegiso 13y ago
> That said, how many working people have ever had to face the problem of getting a list of filenames into an email?
Few, because when tasked with a problem that this could solve, most people would immediately throw up their hands and give up. This is the biggest obstacle of all.
"Which pictures are you missing?"
"I don't know, I'm not going to flip through them all!"
- tmzt 13y agoOr take a series of screenshots (scrolling through the files as they go) which they then will paste into Word.
- hrrsn 13y agoAnd then they'll print it out and scan it to you. (This happens more often than I'd like to admit)
- trhaynes 13y agoOn Mac: select files, copy, switch to text area, paste. Actually, I'd be surprised if this didn't work on Windows, too...
- chii 13y agoFor this particular example, the creators of the OS has thought of the function, and implemented it. But what about a slightly different one? E.g. I have two folders, each a bunch of files. Are there any files that are not in both folders?
- elheffe80 13y agodiff -r dir1/ dir2/ edit: I did not know this- I just posted it because it is but one answer. For what it is worth, I agree with you- basic knowledge of programming is something everyone should know.
- rhizome 13y agoThe thing is, diff and "get a list of filenames into an email/textfile" is not programming.