DIR

Purpose

Display a directory of files

Syntax

DIR [<skeleton>]

See Also

ADIR(), DECRYPT, DISPLAY FILES, ENCRYPT, LIST FILES

Description

The DIR command displays filenames in the current directory and path (see SET PATH) matching the specified <skeleton>. The total number of files matching the <skeleton>, their total size and the remaining drive space in Megabytes are also displayed.

If DIR is issued with no <skeleton> specified, then it will list details of the table files only. The table file listing includes the following information:

• File type if not Lianja, e.g. (FP2) for FoxPro table
• DES3 Encryption status, i.e. (DES3) if table is encrypted
• Number of Records
• Last Update date
• Size in bytes
• Dictionary status, i.e. Yes or None
• Triggers status, i.e. Yes or None
• Security status, i.e. Yes or None
• Total size of tables in Megabytes
• Number of tables
• Drive space remaining in Megabytes

Example

dir
dir *.prg