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Windows command dir lists files with absolute path, relative path required
I would like to list all filesnames of all files with a specific extension in a directory structure and write this to a file. What I have reached:
dir /B /S *.ext > list.filenames
This gives me a ...
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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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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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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]
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Excluding files of particular extension using DIR command on windows command line
if i want to see e.g. files of a particular extension only using dir listing, i can do that using the command:
DIR *.txt
And it shows all files with .txt extension.
Now i want to know is there any ...
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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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How to pipe Windows "dir" in ANSI codepage
This applies to both Windows XP and Windows 7.
Some of my files have names with European characters, for example the German a-umlaut, also known as a-diaeresis.
These are displayed correctly in ...
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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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Default file order of "dir" command in Windows console
Just wondering how Windows determines file ordering when running a dir command (without any arguments) in a command prompt.
I know you can explicitly specify an order, but just curious how ordering ...
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Where are the standard Windows prompt commands files?
If I type dir in the command line, I guess it executes a dir.exe hidden somewhere in the system. Is there such a file? Where is it?
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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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How to make AppData directory appear in File Explorer?
This post outlines how to make the AppData directory show up at the DOS prompt, but how do I make it show up in File Explorer (on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit)? Is there a global setting? Also, what ...
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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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