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  1.  
  2. DIR (directory)
  3.  
  4.       PURPOSE:
  5.                Lists the files in a directory.
  6.  
  7.  
  8.  
  9.       COMMAND:       USAGE:
  10.  
  11.       dir            LISTS ALL FILES with the time and date of
  12.                      their last modifications as well as their
  13.                      size in bytes.
  14.  
  15.       dir/p          Used with a directory with a large number
  16.                      of files.  This command causes the directory
  17.                      display to PAUSE once the screen is full.
  18.  
  19.       dir/w          Displays the files in a directory WIDE across
  20.                      the screen listing only filenames.
  21.  
  22.       dir            Lists all entries in the default directory of
  23.      (followed       the specified drive.
  24.       by a specific
  25.       drive name)
  26.  
  27.      example:
  28.               dir c:
  29.  
  30.      example:
  31.               dir c:\w\p
  32.  
  33.      example:
  34.               dir c:\*.*\p
  35.  
  36.  
  37.                            SEE ALSO:
  38.                                     MD (Make Directory)
  39.                                     CD (Change Directory)
  40.                                     RD (Remove Directory)
  41.  
  42.