mdir - display an MSDOS directory
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Description
The mdir command is used to display an MS-DOS directory.
Its syntax is:
mdir [-/] [-f] [-w] [-a] [-b] msdosfile [ msdosfiles...]
Mdir displays the contents of MS-DOS directories, or the
entries for some MS-DOS files.
Mdir supports the following command line options:
/ Recursive output, just like Dos' -s option
w Wide output. With this option, mdir prints the
filenames across the page without displaying the
file size or creation date.
a Also list hidden files.
f Fast. Do not try to find out free space. On
larger disks, finding out the amount of free space
takes up some non trivial amount of time, as the
whole FAT must be read in and scanned. The -f flag
bypasses this step. This flag is not needed on
FAT32 filesystems, which store the size
explicitely.
b Concise listing. Lists each directory name or file
name, one per line (including the filename exten
sion). This switch displays no heading information
and no summary. Only a newline separated list of
pathnames is displayed.
An error occurs if a component of the path is not a direc
tory.
See Also
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