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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