Command: dir
DIR displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
Syntax:
DIR [drive][path][filename] [/P] [/W] [/A[[:]attributes]]
[/O[[:]sortorder]] [/S] [/B] [/L] [/Y] [/?]
drive The drive letter, e.g. C:
path The directory, e.g. \example\
filename The file to display, e.g. test.txt
[drive][path][filename]
Specifiy drive, directory, and/or files to list. (Could
be enhanced file specification or multiple filespecs.)
Options:
/P Displays one page of the listing at a time
/W Displays the listing in wide format
/A:attributes
Displays only the files and directories with the specified
attributes. Default is /a:hsdar. You may use the following
for attributes:
h | -h Hidden files -h files that are not hidden
s | -s System files -s files that are not system
files
d | -d Directories -d files
a | -a Files with the archive -a files without the archive
bit bit
r | -r Read-only files -r files that are not
read-only
/O:sortorder
Displays the listing in the specified order. Default is /O:g.
You may use the following to specify the sort order:
a | -a Alphabetically (A-Z) -a Alphabetically (Z-A)
e | -e By extension A-Z -e Extension (Z-A)
d | -d By date and time -d Date/time in reverse order.
s | -s By size (smallest-biggest) -s Size (biggest-smallest)
g | -g Group directories first -g Group directories last.
/S Displays files in specified directory and all subdirectories.
/B Uses bare format (no heading information or summary).
This lists one name per line
/L Displays names in lowercase
/Y or /4
Display 4-digit year.
/? Shows the help.
Comments:
To customize the default appearance for dir, use the DIRCMD environment
variable. For instance:
SET DIRCMD=/w/p
To override something set in DIRCMD, use a hypen ("-") on that switch
at the command line. (for example /-w)
DIR is a command internal to command.com and needs no other file
in order to work.
Examples:
dir c:\example /p
dir c:\example /w
dir c:\example /O: a
dir c:\fdos | more
See also:
set
Copyright © 1998 Jim Hall, updated 2007 by W. Spiegl.
This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
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