All dir Commands in DOS

This timeI intend to give you all “dir” commands in DOS (Disk OperatingSystem). “dir” is one of the most useful commands that used mostly fordisplaying the contents of a directory.

Commandsare as follows:

dir/s– it shows allthe files in the root and sub directories.

dir/a- shows file with specificproperties: h for hidden files, r for read-only files, d list directories, ssystem files etc. example (dir/ah).

dir/b- only displays the file nameand extension.

dir/I- shows the file name in lower case.

dir/c- file size without a sign,indicates three digits for separation.

dir/n- shows the list of the filesand the file name is displayed on the right side.

dir/o- to view the files as ordered,n the name, s based on the size, e based on extension, d based on date or timeetc. example (dir/on).

dir/p- shows list of the files pagewise, to see the next page press any keyboard key.

dir/w- for viewing the files name incolumns.

dir/x- displays the files in standardformat (8 characters) in DOS environment.

dirc: /ah /s > c:dir.txt- listsall hidden files in drive C into a text file called the dir.txt.

dirc: /s > prn-sends list of all files in drive C to the printer.

dir> NULL –sends the result to the NULL and we don’t have anything in output.