What Is DIR Command?
DIR command is a Command Prompt command.
It shows the file name, size, last modification date and time of each file.
DIR command is available in Command Prompt of all Windows systems incl.
Older versions of Windows also have the DIR command but have fewer options.
The DIR command is also included in all versions of MS-DOS.
you could punch in DIR command itself to display the files and folders in the current directory.
The DIR command can be executed alone.
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you’re able to add a specific file attribute after/Ato only display files with the specific file attribute.
you’re free to add a specific file attribute after /A to display certain files.
it’s possible for you to check the examples below.
dir: list all files and directories in the current directory.
dir *.exe: list all files with the file extension .exe.
dir *.exe *.doc: list all files with the file extension .exe and .doc.
dir /ad: list all directories in the current path.
dir /ash: show hidden system files.
dir /a-d: list all files but no directories.
dir /a:r-a: display all read-only non-achieve files.
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DIR /O
you might use this command to display results in a sorted order.
you could add a letter code below after the /O switch to sort the displayed result.
Learn how to open a file/folder in Command Prompt (cmd) on Windows 10.
Step-by-step guide is included.
