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- ------------------------- DIR - Internal DOS Command -------------------------
-
- DIR displays directory information for a file or files. The disk volume
- identification, directory path, and number of free bytes on the disk are
- displayed. The name of each file matching the specified criteria is
- displayed along with its size and the time and date it was last written.
-
- FORMAT: DIR [d:][path][filename[.ext]][/P][/W]
-
- REMARKS:
-
- d: - the drive containing the directory to be displayed. If omitted,
- the default drive is assumed.
- path - the directory to be searched. If omitted, the current directory
- is assumed.
- filename - the filename of the file or files whose directory information is
- to be displayed. Global characters (* and ?) are allowed.
- .ext - the filename extension of the file or files whose directory
- information is to be displayed. Global characters (* and ?) are
- allowed.
- /P - Pause. Halts the display when the screen is full. Pressing any
- key continues the display.
- /W - Width. Gives a wide display, listing only the directory names and
- filenames/extensions. Each line will display five names.
-
- If no filename/extension is given, DIR assumes all files (same as *.*).
-
- Hidden files, such as DOS system files, will not be listed.
-
- The following is an example of a DIR display. The line numbers are added for
- reference in the explanation below:
-
- 1 Volume in drive A is MYDISK
- 2 Directory of A:\BUDGET
-
- 3 FILE1 DAT 504 4-15-85 10:22a
-
- 4 1 File(s) 320312 bytes free
-
- Line 1 - the drive letter and the disk volume label.
- Line 2 - the directory path.
- Line 3 - the filename, extension, file size (in bytes), and the date and
- time the file was created or last written.
- Line 4 - the number of files in the directory display, and the total bytes
- available for use on the entire disk.
-
-
- EXAMPLES:
-
- Display directory information for all files in the current directory of the
- default drive:
-
- DIR
-
-
- Display directory information for all files in the current directory of drive B
- and halt the display when the screen is full. The default drive is A:
-
- DIR B:/P
-
-
- Display directory information for all files in the BUDGET directory on the
- default drive that have an extension of .DAT. The current directory is the root
- directory. BUDGET is a subdirectory of the root directory:
-
- DIR BUDGET\*.DAT
-
-
- Display directory information for all files in the DATA directory on the default
- drive. DATA is a subdirectory of BUDGET, which is a subdirectory of the root
- directory. The directory path begins with \ (the root directory), so that the
- command will work correctly regardless of what directory is current.
-
- DIR \BUDGET\DATA
-
-
- SPECIAL USES of DIR:
-
- The following examples use "redirection and piping" to perform special
- functions. Note that the commands MORE, FIND and SORT are external DOS
- commands. The command files for these commands must be in the current directory
- of the default drive, or, you must have previously issued a PATH command to tell
- DOS the drive and directory where the command files can be found. For brevity,
- the examples below do not specify drives letters, paths or filenames. You may
- include them, as needed, when using the following forms.
-
-
- DIR > PRN - print directory listing.
-
- DIR > DIRFILE - write directory listing to file DIRFILE.
-
- DIR >> DIRFILE - append directory listing to file DIRFILE.
-
- DIR | SORT - display directory listing sorted by filename/extension.
-
- DIR | SORT /+14 - display directory listing sorted by file size.
-
- DIR | SORT /R/+14 - display directory listing sorted by descending file
- size. Largest files are listed first.
-
- DIR | SORT /+10 - display directory listing sorted by filename extension.
-
- DIR | SORT /+24 - display directory listing sorted by date and time.
-
- DIR | SORT /R/+24 - display directory listing sorted by descending date and
- time. Most recently written files are listed first.
-
- DIR | SORT | MORE - display directory listing sorted by filename/extension
- and halt when screen is full.
-
- DIR | SORT > PRN - print directory listing sorted by filename/extension
-
- DIR | SORT > DIRFILE - write directory listing sorted by filename/extension to
- file DIRFILE
-
- DIR | FIND "5-31-85" - display directory listing for files that were written on
- 5/31/85.
-
- DIR | FIND "5-31-85" | SORT > PRN - print directory listing, sorted by
- filename/extension, for files that were written on
- 5-31-85.