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.
"exact phrase" include -exclude
will give you more specific results
will give you more specific results
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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.
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
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