5.1.7.15. DIR

Help of the DOS Command DIR

Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.:

DIR [drive:][path][filename]
    [/A[[:]attributes]]
    [/B] [/C] [/D] [/L] [/N]
    [/O[[:]sortorder]]
    [/P] [/Q] [/R] [/S]
    [/T[[:]timefield]]
    [/W] [/X] [/4]

[drive:][path][filename]:

Specifies drive, directory, and/or files to list.

/A:

Displays files with specified attributes.

attributes:

D:

Directories

R:

Read-only files

H:

Hidden files

A:

Files ready for archiving

S:

System files

I:

Not content indexed files

L:

Reparse Points

-:

Prefix meaning not

/B:

Uses bare format (no heading information or summary).

/C:

Display the thousand separator in file sizes. This is the default. Use /-C to disable display of separator.

/D:

Same as wide but files are list sorted by column.

/L:

Uses lowercase.

/N:

New long list format where filenames are on the far right.

/O:

List by files in sorted order.

sortorder:

N:

By name (alphabetic)

S:

By size (smallest first)

E:

By extension (alphabetic)

D:

By date/time (oldest first)

G:

Group directories first

-:

Prefix to reverse order

/P:

Pauses after each screenful of information.

/Q:

Display the owner of the file.

/R:

Display alternate data streams of the file.

/S:

Displays files in specified directory and all subdirectories.

/T:

Controls which time field displayed or used for sorting

timefield

C:

Creation

A:

Last Access

W:

Last Written

/W:

Uses wide list format.

/X:

This displays the short names generated for non-8dot3 file names. The format is that of /N with the short name inserted before the long name. If no short name is present, blanks are displayed in its place.

/4:

Displays four-digit years

Switches may be preset in the DIRCMD environment variable. Override preset switches by prefixing any switch with - (hyphen)–for example, /-W.

Note

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