mtools: mdir
4.11 Mdir
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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 MS-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 file systems,
which store the size explicitly.
'b'
Concise listing. Lists each directory name or filename, one per
line (including the filename extension). 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 directory.