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How to list files in one folder in DOS
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How to list files in one folder in DOS
Date: 2007-Feb-13
How to list files in one folder in DOS
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How to list files in one folder in DOS
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How to list files in one folder in DOS
Author: Ivory Morhuld

This tutorial will show you how to list files in one folder under DOS.

When you stay at DOS prompt ( C:\> ) type 'dir' and hit Enter key. Like shown below list with entire files in current folder ( \WINDOWS\Temp ) will be displayed.

C:\WINDOWS\Temp>dir
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is AC77-A589

 Directory of C:\WINDOWS\Temp

02/13/2007  10:42 AM    <DIR>          .
02/13/2007  10:42 AM    <DIR>          ..
01/09/2007  09:56 AM    <DIR>          DAC_TMP
12/13/2005  11:01 AM            16,384 Perflib_Perfdata_d8.dat
01/09/2007  09:56 AM    <DIR>          ~KXI1A22.TMP
               1 File(s)         16,384 bytes
               4 Dir(s)   1,656,700,928 bytes free

C:\WINDOWS\Temp>
If you want to list the files in folder and the list is more than one screen first files will be hidden from you when the go above first line of your screen. Here we can use /p option of dir command to separate listing on pages.

When you hit some from keyboard listing of files by pages will be continued.

C:\WINDOWS>dir /p
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is AC77-A589

 Directory of C:\WINDOWS

01/30/2007  01:12 PM    <DIR>          .
01/30/2007  01:12 PM    <DIR>          ..
01/05/2007  02:13 PM                 0 0.log
07/17/2004  10:40 AM            19,528 002468_.tmp
03/08/2006  12:07 PM               490 1my.ini
07/20/2004  10:16 AM                35 A6W.INI
07/20/2004  10:16 AM    <DIR>          A6W_DATA
03/24/2004  01:23 PM    <DIR>          addins
07/17/2003  10:21 AM            63,652 anvmsg.ini
07/24/2003  02:19 PM           380,928 anvshell.exe
10/20/2003  02:03 PM               658 anvshell.ini
10/21/2003  12:26 PM           204,800 anvunis.exe
09/07/2004  09:40 AM    <DIR>          AppPatch
09/16/2002  04:11 AM               545 ARJ.PIF
03/31/2004  01:55 PM             1,309 Ascd_tmp.ini
03/25/2003  04:00 PM             1,688 AUTOEXEC.NT
07/20/2004  10:16 AM               179 AWSHKWV.INI
08/19/2004  03:32 PM            43,520 AWuninstall.exe
08/23/2001  02:00 PM             1,272 Blue Lace 16.bmp
02/07/2000  10:36 AM           633,557 cd32.exe
08/23/2001  02:00 PM            82,944 clock.avi
11/19/2002  03:43 PM            22,178 cmaudio.dat
03/31/2004  01:50 PM                26 CMCDPLAY.INI
11/19/2002  03:46 PM            39,104 cmijack.dat
09/04/2004  09:31 AM               200 cmsetacl.log
07/11/2002  12:13 PM           135,168 cmuninst.dat
07/11/2002  11:24 AM           139,264 cmuninst.exe
08/23/2001  02:00 PM            17,062 Coffee Bean.bmp
01/26/2007  04:34 PM           302,357 comsetup.log
03/24/2004  01:23 PM    <DIR>          Config
10/26/2005  03:18 PM             2,577 CONFIG.NT
03/24/2004  01:23 PM    <DIR>          Connection Wizard
03/24/2004  12:04 PM                 0 control.ini
01/21/2005  06:46 PM            73,728 copyfstq.exe
07/06/1999  12:09 PM            28,252 corelpf.lrs
03/24/2004  12:00 PM    <DIR>          Cursors
01/09/2007  09:56 AM             1,734 dacc.ini
Press any key to continue . . .
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