DIR [drive:][path][filename] [/A[[:]attributes]] [/B] [/C] [/D] [/L] [/N] [/O[[:]sortorder]] [/P] [/Q] [/R] [/S] [/T[[:]timefield]] [/W] [/X] [/4]

[drive:][path][filename]

Specifies drive, directory, and/or files to list.

/A

Displays files with specified attributes.

attributes

• D Directories
• R Read-only files
• H Hidden files
• A Files ready for archiving
• S System files
• I Not content indexed files
• L Reparse Points
• - Prefix meaning not

/B

Uses bare format (no heading information or summary).

/C

Display the thousand separator in file sizes. This is the default. Use /-C to disable display of separator.

/D

Same as wide but files are list sorted by column.

/L

Uses lowercase.

/N

New long list format where filenames are on the far right.

/O

List by files in sorted order.

sortorder

• N By name (alphabetic)
• S By size (smallest first)
• E By extension (alphabetic)
• D By date/time (oldest first)
• G Group directories first
• - Prefix to reverse order

/P

Pauses after each screenful of information.

/Q

Display the owner of the file.

/R

Display alternate data streams of the file.

/S

Displays files in specified directory and all subdirectories.

/T

Controls which time field displayed or used for sorting

timefield

• C Creation
• A Last Access
• W Last Written

/W

Uses wide list format.

/X

This displays the short names generated for non-8dot3 file names. The format is that of /N with the short name inserted before the long name. If no short name is present, blanks are displayed in its place.

/4

Displays four-digit years

Switches may be preset in the DIRCMD environment variable. Override preset switches by prefixing any switch with - (hyphen)–for example, /-W.