Dir

• The dir command allows you to see the available files and directories in the current directory.
• The dir command also shows the last modification date and time, as well as the file size.

Dir syntax

• Dir [drive:][path][filename] [/A[[:]attributes]] [/B] [/C] [/D] [/L] [/N] [/O[[:]sortorder]] [/P] [/Q] [/R] [/S] [/T[[:]timefield]] [/W] [/X] [/4].
• Help dir using this command see all the commands and with syntax see below image.

Dir examples

Dir *.exe

• The above command lists any file that ends with the .exe file extension.

Dir *.exe *.txt

• The above is using multiple filespecs to list any files ending with .exe and .txt in one command.

Dir /on

• List the files in alphabetical order by the names of the files. But default dir command list in alphabetical order.

Dir /o-n

• List the files in reverse of alphabetical order by the names of the files.

Dir /ar

• List only files in the current directory that have the read-only attribute.

Dir /p/w/s

• This would list all the files and directories in the current directory and the sub directories after that, in wide format and one page at a time.