Listing line number of results in `find` and `ls` [duplicate]

Question

Is it possible with either find or ls to see, in a list of results, if any given entry is the nth result, what n is?

So, for example, pretend ls -l returns:

total 0 -rw-rw---- 1 bigdog bigdog 0 Jan 3 17:13 a -rw-rw---- 1 bigdog bigdog 0 Jan 3 17:13 b -rw-rw---- 1 bigdog bigdog 0 Jan 3 17:13 c

Is there a way to get ls to return 1,2,3 for files a,b,c respectively?

Or, find . -type f returns:

./a ./b ./c

Any way to get something like:

1 ./a 2 ./b 3 ./c

I am aware of ls | wc -l and the like, but that is not what I'm looking for.

Not if you see the problem for what it is: "Run some command and get line numbers in output" — muru
– muru, Commented Jan 4, 2016 at 1:29
but how would i go about finding that thread given my question, ie how did you find it? — cfye14
– cfye14, Commented Jan 4, 2016 at 1:30
Googled line number output site:unix.stackexchange.com (it was the last result on the first page.) The Stack Exchange site search is notoriously bad, Googling with a site restriction often yields better results. — muru
– muru, Commented Jan 4, 2016 at 1:35

DZDomi · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-04 00:22:45Z

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You can use the following command:

ls | nl

answered Jan 4, 2016 at 0:22

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Dominik R · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-04 00:23:27Z

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"cat -n" will add line numbers. E.g.: ls | cat -n

answered Jan 4, 2016 at 0:23

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