ls command: how can I get a recursive full-path listing, one line per file?

Use find:

find .
find /home/dreftymac

If you want files only (omit directories, devices, etc):

find . -type f
find /home/dreftymac -type f

If you really want to use ls, then format its output using awk:

ls -R /path | awk '
/:$/&&f{s=$0;f=0}
/:$/&&!f{sub(/:$/,"");s=$0;f=1;next}
NF&&f{ print s"/"$0 }'

ls -ld $(find .)

if you want to sort your output by modification time:

ls -ltd $(find .)

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