Questions tagged [dir]
for questions related to the `dir` command, which lists directory contents in MS-DOS and Windows-based operating systems
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Powershell shortcut to list all files and folders (including hidden files) and order them by date
I'm basically looking for something like ls -alt, but in Powershell (Windows 11). Currently I'm using
gci -fo | sort LastWriteTime -Descending
but it's a bit of a doozy, and definitely not easy to ...
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How to get last modification date timestamp in "DIR /S /B" result?
In the early days of Windows (3.1, Windows 95) there was a wonderful feature, called "Find", which could be used for finding files on your computer.
Some *** has decided to remove this ...
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How to differentiate between directories created manually and directories created by installed programs?
On my Ubuntu laptop, I want to differentiate between directories I created manually and directories created by programs that I install for coding purposes (in Python).
I have searched a lot, but it ...
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Show only folder name with the link information via Windows DIR
How can I get only folder and its symbolic link information output via dir?
What I want is this, where CNET and projects are symbolic links:
CNET [\\192.168.1.10\CNET]
elements
localized
projects [\\...
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dir /ta for displaying last-access times sometimes shows last-write times instead
On my Windows 11 22H2 system, I've verified that that last-access timestamps are maintained (fsutil behavior query disableLastAccess), and in PowerShell they can be retrieved.
However, with cmd.exe's ...
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Powershell equivalent of "dir /a"?
Running dir /a on a given directory on one of our servers produces a list of unexpected files that look like malware:
C:\Users\<username>dir /a c:\Users\Public\Downloads\
Volume in drive C has ...
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rmdir favorites Access is Denied
Command prompt:
CD C:\Users\Example\
rmdir favorites
Access is denied.
How do I delete the Favorites folder via the command prompt?
Yes, I want to do this.
Yes, I know this folder is for Internet ...
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What does [...] mean for Reparse Point Target when dir /al is executed
When I execute dir \al (Attribute: Reparse Points), I get a result that lists reparse points. The following output is easy enough to understand with columns being Date Modified, Time Modified, Dir ...
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What's the easiest way to map "ls" to the "dir" command in Windows? [duplicate]
I've found a few posts on command line aliases in Windows but most of them relate to aliasing long cd commands/paths that are frequently used and I can't make them work for my needs.
In my case, I ...
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Rename command in dos
this is my first question here. I just revived an old pc to play dos games.
I couldn't rename a folder, but I can rename files. Any idea why?
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How to see the full folder name in dir command? I see ...
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How to get the only the total files size from folders in windows commandline
How to get the only the total files size from folders dir in windows commandline
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List each subdirectory and the number of files within it using cmd.exe
I have several subdirectories that contain files, and I want to list each subdirectory and beside it the number of files (*.html specifically) within that subdirectory. For example, I am in "C:\...
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Can I get a list of media files duration using something like DIR?
I'm at folder Music, all right? and let's say I want to know the name and other attributes of every song in that directory, then I'll just open a terminal and go
dir > musicFiles.txt
but that ...
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Windows cmd dir hogging CPU
I have a couple of these "Windows command Processor" (cmd) running a dir command and taking 10-15% CPU constantly, heating everything up and well hogging CPU.
I also see findstr running ...
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Default files sort order used by "dir" command / core Windows 10
tl;dr I cannot replicate sort order used by dir command in Windows 10, neither within File Explorer nor Total Commander. I have tried to change sort order based on many different columns and still ...
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