bash: how to echo files to text file with new line

[James Mcphee]

for i in $( ls *.mp3 )
do
echo $i >> music_file
done

On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 6:16 AM, Mike Hoy <mhoy06 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm trying to write a python program that uses bash to make and use a
> text file based on the contents of a directory. Simply put I just want
> the text file to appear like this:
>
> 1.mp3
> 2.mp3
> 3.mp3
>
> and so on.
>
> I've tried:
>
> echo *.mp3 > music_file
>
> that puts them all in one line:
> 1.mp3 2.mp3 3.mp3 and so on
>
> I know you are supposed to use \n for new lines, but can't seem to get
> it to work in command line. Can somebody explain to me how to do it?
>
> echo \n *.mp3 > music_file results in
>
> n 1.mp3 2.mp3 and so on
>
> if I enclose \n in quotes it just prints:
> \n 1.mp3 2.mp3 and so on
>
> Any help appreciated.
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