You will soon know which options you want to use regularly. The best way to learn how to use the many options available with the DIR command is to experiment. The various DIR displays are controlled through options or switches. DIR and PDIR are related, but they do not have identical switches and they are not intended to produce identical output. If you want to produce customized output that will be subsequently parsed by another program or batch file, or if you need a special-purpose directory display, see the PDIR command. You can also display information in 1, 2, 4, or 5+ columns, sort the files several different ways, use color to distinguish file types, and pause after each full screen. Depending on the options chosen, you can display the file name, attributes, and size the time and date of the last change to the file the file description and the file's compression ratio. Internet: Can be used with HTTP and FTP servers.ĭIR can be used to display information about files from one or more directories (local or remote), in a wide range of formats.

Supports command dialog, extended wildcards, ranges, multiple file names, and include lists. See also: ATTRIB, DESCRIBE, PDIR, SELECT, and SETDOS.

Q dir