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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Exclude system entries with "ls" or "find"
Compare Cygwin:
$ ls -1 -N /cygdrive/c
$Recycle.Bin
cygwin64
Documents and Settings
pagefile.sys
PerfLogs
Program Files
Program Files (x86)
ProgramData
Recovery
System Volume Information
Users
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Wildcard behavior in Windows DIR to show files in multiple subdirectories
I want to list files under both the Local and LocalLow directories under C:\Users\USERNAME\APPDATA but when I use the following command:
dir /s c:\users\me\appdata\Loca*
it only shows items ...
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Batch File, dir | findstr within a for loop
Let me preface by admitting that I am a complete noob at batch files... and programming language in general.
I am trying to write a batch file that allows the user to input a partial filename, and it ...
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Get files sorted without extension in batch
I would like to have an option to get all the files in the folder, just the names (no path and no extension) and sorted by name, in a simple batch file.
I know how to get all the names, but it's not ...
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How to not show file path with dir /b /s command in batch file
Is there Any way I can bypass displaying file paths when using the dir /b /s command into a file?
Currently, when I run dir /b /s C:\WinPE_amd64 >dir.txt it outputs something like this:
C:\...
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How to print contents of a directory and save it NOT in the directory?
I have a folder which freezes the whole system when I open it (probably there is a corrupted file). Luckily, I'm just interested in the names of the files in the folder.
So, how do I create a dirlist....
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How to get files ordered by name with `dir`?
This used to be really easy in the old OS's.
dir /o:n >> list.txt
for %a in (`list.txt`) do copy %a ..\ordered
And voila, there was the list of files in the other folder, created in the sorted ...
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Why does Windows DIR command produce ??? characters instead of Russian alphabet?
On a Windows 10 box, via command line, I run this command:
C:\Users\idiot\Music>dir /a:d /s /b >> tom-music-2016-july.txt
The purpose is to list all directories. But I notice that directories with ...
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Searching for files within a number of folders in command line in Windows 10
I'm trying to find the proper syntax for finding all the files with a specific name that are in a multitude of folders. So - I have a directory with 100+ folders, in each folder there are files that ...
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DIR shows file sizes in parentheses
On some server, I noticed that the CMD DIR command showed some file sizes between parentheses. What does that mean?
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How do I search for non-hidden files in hidden subfolders using Windows Command Line
Looking through Google and super user stack exchange showed me how to search a folder and it's subfolder for hidden files
dir /A:H /S testHiddenFile*.txt
or hidden folders:
dir /A:HD /S testFolder
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How do I get a list of the fullpaths of every .git subfolder in a directory tree?
I am unable to figure out the right set of commands in a Windows Command prompt FOR /? or bash ls to do this.
The following batch file I wrote demonstrates what I want, but I would like to know if ...
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DIR list files with only one extension
The code below will list all files from the selected directory. How to make it list only files with one extension, like pdf?
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\4_content-list-pdf\command]
@="cmd /c ...
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Why does `dir *.*` give me all files and folders?
When I run dir *.* it produces unexpected results. Even files and folders without any dot in their names are listed. For example
C:\>dir *.*
Volume in drive C is System
Volume Serial Number is ...
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How can I keep the dir command date/time from changing?
I created a directory listing (text file) with a dir command 3 months ago. The files haven't changed since then. Now, a listing of the same files shows every file with a timestamp exactly one hour ...
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How to count total pages of multipile word files using dir command?
I have folder with about 1,000 MS-word files. Apart from Name, Size and Type column, I have "Pages", which is show me how many pages each file contains. How do I count how many pages I have in my ...
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Unable to view hidden directories although I am able to see hidden folders/files
I store a backup of my music in an external HDD, G:. The main location is in E:. Although both folders have exactly the same folder structure and songs/album artworks, the main location has 6 more ...
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How to run default dir command under FAR file manager?
I have Cygwin installed somewhere in the path. So I have
>where dir
D:\Users\Dims\Design\Cygwin64\bin\dir.exe
When I run DIR from CMD I get the normal Windows DIR:
>dir /?
Displays a list of ...
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Folder attributes lost on copy or move in Windows 10 1607 (Anniversary Update)
Windows 10 1511
Make copy of folder with attributes +R/+S on same partition - Copy has same attributes set
Make copy of folder with attributes +R/+S on different partition - Copy has same attributes ...
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Windows Command Prompt Dir Command to Save Text file and have no extentions in the data?
I have a Dir Command I use to make a text list of a directory of files.. "dir /a /b /-p /o:gen > z-file_list.txt"
Dose anyone know how I can change this so the text list dose not contain any ...
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In Bash, how to test if there is a directory with the given path?
I have the following bash code:
drlist="/backups /Blogs /data /dpkg-repack /Scripts /var/www";
for word in $drlist; do
echo $word;
done
What I need to do is test to see if the $word exists as a ...
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How do I search for files containing a range of numerics using windows DIR command?
I want to be able to isolate and search using the windows DIR command for only the files that contain an extra numeric at the end. How do I do this? I have attached a picture that shows an example ...
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What is the point of the .trashes file in Mac Os X?
What is the point of the '/.trashes' file in Mac Os X? It appears to be useless. I've never seen it being used by programmers. Would it be bad to delete it?
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Windows DIR analogue of ls -v
In linux, ls -v returns a file list in a "natural sort" order -- that is, when the name has a numerical part, it is sorted as a number:
file1.txt
file2.txt
file11.txt
Is there a way to ...
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Non-hidden directory doesn't show in Explorer, but the program that made it can access it
I'm using IMAPSize to backup my mailboxes. The process just dumps the contents of your mailbox into .eml files on your disk. Anyway, the first mailbox I backed up shows up as I expect. However, the ...
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Listing folders in CMD which does NOT have a specific subfolder
I've an issue where i need to locate all folders on a drive which does NOT have a folder in them called "Arg".. I know how to do it in reverse using DIR, i.e to find all subfolder with a specific name,...
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VBA in Excel 2013, Loop through files where the wildcard applies to the subdirectory
I have a MATLAB script that analyzes experimental results on a number of widgets my company makes, and finally exports the summarized data into a CSV file. I want to import all of these csv files into ...
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Windows DIR command searches folders it shouldn't
I'm trying to create a batch file that searches certain folders on our server for JPGs and creates a txt file with them. It works fine BUT for some reason it always adds a folder to the end of the ...
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Different date stamps Explorer vs. from command line - Win7
I'm trying to create a simple batch file to match up 2 directories of files to resolve some issues between the 2 sets. This would be very easy to do if I could match them between directories based ...
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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 ...
