Displaying Files in a Folder: DIR command

The DIR (directory) command is used to display the names of files in a given folder (or directory)

1	Press F9 to access the action line

2	Type dir d:\path to obtain the directory you wish to view. If you leave out the path you will obtain a directory of the current directory.

3	Press F10 to display the directory.

There are several switches available. You can substitute any of the following for dir in step 2.

•	dir/na to display filenames and subdirectory names only

•	dir/fi to display filenames and file information only

•	dir/pa to display subdirectory names only

•	dir/su to display file summary information

•	dir/na/fi to display a list of filenames only

•	dir/na/pa to display a list of subdirectories in the current directory and append a list of available drives

It is also possible to obtain a partial list of files by using global names. Wild card characters may be used to search, for example, for all files with the same extension (*.doc). You can use most of the same wild card characters when searching for text.

NB:

•	Whenever the dir command is executed you get a list current to that moment.

•	Long filenames will be shortened to 8 letters or less with a 3 letter extension.

•	Directories may be saved or printed.

•	Directories may be sorted by extension, date, path or reverse order

•	Click Tools, Preferences, highlight directories and click Set to change how directories are displayed.