DIR
Type: Internal (1.0 and later)
Syntax:
DIR [d:][path][filename] [/A:(attributes)] [/O:(order)]
[/B][/C][/CH][/L][/S][/P] [/W]
Purpose: Displays directory of files and directories stored on
disk.
Discussion
In addition to files and directories, DIR also displays both the volume
name and
amount of free storage space on the disk (if there are files stored in
the
current directory). Note that both of these are for the entire DISK, not
just
for the path you specified.
The DIR command is also useful if you want to know what directories have
been created on the specified disk. The directories will be displayed
along with the files on the disk. They can be identified by the DIR label
that follows the directory name.
Wildcard characters (? and *) can be used to specify groups of files.
For more information on using the DIR command, refer to Chapter 2, Using
Common
DOS Commands.
When you use the DIR command, it will display all files that match the
path and filename specifications, along with their size in bytes and the
time and date of their last modification. If you don`t enter one of the
options, the entire list will be displayed, even if the list is too long
to fit on one screen. To limit the amount of data displayed, use either
of the two options described below.
Options
/A:attributes Only the files whose attributes match the ones you
specify will
be displayed. You can enter a sequence of attributes after the colon.
It is
not necessary to enter spaces between entries. This option is available
with
DOS Versions 5 and 6.
The possible attributes are:
H|-H - Hidden (or not hidden) files.
S|-S - System (or non system) files.
D|-D - Directories (or files only).
R|-R - Read-only (or read/write) files.
A|-A - Archivable (or already archived) files.
/O:order - Allows you to specify the order in which the entries will be
displayed. This option is available with DOS Versions 5 and 6.
The possible options are:
N|-N - By name (alphabetical or reverse alphabetical).
E|-E - By extension ( alphabetical or reverse alphabetical).
D|-D - By date and time (chronologically or reverse).
S|-S - By size (increasing or decreasing).
C|-C - Sorts by DoubleSpace compression ratio lowest to highest or
highest to
lowest. (Version 6.0 only)
G|-G - Group directories (before, or after) other files.
/B - (Bare format) Displays only file names.
/C - Displays the compression ratio of files compressed using
DBLSPACE. This
option is available with DOS Version 6.
/CH - Displays the compression ratios ofXT
To display only files on drive C that have no filename extension,
enter
tion is available with
DOS Version 6 DIR command will also display directories. They can be
identified by the DIR label that follows the directory name.
plays file entries in the specified directory and all subdirectories
located below it hierarchically.
/P - Pauses when the screen is full. Press any key to display
another
screen full of data.
/W - Displays only filenames and directory names (without the added
information about each file) in a five-wide display format.
Examples
To display only files with the .TXT filename extension on the current
drive that
begin with the letters FIL , enter
dir fil*.TXT
To display only files on drive C that have no filename extension,
enter
dir c:*.
This form of the DIR command will also display directories. They can be
identified by the DIR label that follows the directory name.
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