quote: Original post by Muzzafarath

dir *.* <- shows all files

Well, not quite… It lists all files containing a dot (''.''). dir * lists all files. Sorry to be so pedantic

Edited by - Muzzafarath on January 11, 2001 12:14:05 PM

you''re completely wrong. dir *.* will print all the files not just the ones with (''.'').





Cyberdrek
Headhunter Soft
DLC Multimedia

*.* will show all files * directories.
*. will generally show all directories
* is the same as *.*

If you''re running some version of NT, remember to use cmd.exe and not command.com since it will be slow as hell...

dir /ad shows all directorys
dir /a-d shows files
dir /ah shows hidden files
dir /os shows files in size order
and so on

Yeah, command.com runs horribly in 2K, but cmd.exe is nice and fast . How come my Win2K DOS prompt can''t use Unix/Linux commands, darn it!

Also, along with the normal commands you can use redirects, like this:

dir *.*>file.txt (Send directory contents to file.txt)
dir *.txt>COM1 (Send a list of all text files in the directory to COM Port 1)
dir *.txt>LPT1 (Same as above except to Printer Port 1)
dir *.*>NUL (Yeah, they spell null with only one L. Send the contents of the directory to no where )

Have fun with that =P. Here''s some more DOS commands you can have some fun with:

ASSOC    Displays or modifies file extension associationsAT       Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.ATTRIB   Displays or changes file attributes.BREAK    Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.CACLS    Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.CALL     Calls one batch program from another.CD       Displays the name of or changes the current directory.CHCP     Displays or sets the active code page number.CHDIR    Displays the name of or changes the current directory.CHKDSK   Checks a disk and displays a status report.CHKNTFS  Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.CLS      Clears the screen.CMD      Starts a new instance of the Windows 2000 command interpreter.COLOR    Sets the default console foreground and background colors.COMP     Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.COMPACT  Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.CONVERT  Converts FAT volumes to NTFS.  You cannot convert the         current drive.COPY     Copies one or more files to another location.DATE     Displays or sets the date.DEL      Deletes one or more files.DIR      Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.DISKCOMP Compares the contents of two floppy disks.DISKCOPY Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.DOSKEY   Edits command lines, recalls Windows 2000 commands, and creates macros.ECHO     Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.ENDLOCAL Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.ERASE    Deletes one or more files.EXIT     Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter).FC       Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences         between them.FIND     Searches for a text string in a file or files.FINDSTR  Searches for strings in files.FOR      Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.FORMAT   Formats a disk for use with Windows 2000.FTYPE    Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.GOTO     Directs the Windows 2000 command interpreter to a labeled line in a         batch program.GRAFTABL Enables Windows 2000 to display an extended character set in graphics         mode.HELP     Provides Help information for Windows 2000 commands.IF       Performs conditional processing in batch programs.LABEL    Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.MD       Creates a directory.MKDIR    Creates a directory.MODE     Configures a system device.MORE     Displays output one screen at a time.MOVE     Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.PATH     Displays or sets a search path for executable files.PAUSE    Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.POPD     Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD.PRINT    Prints a text file.PROMPT   Changes the Windows 2000 command prompt.PUSHD    Saves the current directory then changes it.RD       Removes a directory.RECOVER  Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.REM      Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.REN      Renames a file or files.RENAME   Renames a file or files.REPLACE  Replaces files.RMDIR    Removes a directory.SET      Displays, sets, or removes Windows 2000 environment variables.SETLOCAL Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.SHIFT    Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.SORT     Sorts input.START    Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.SUBST    Associates a path with a drive letter.TIME     Displays or sets the system time.TITLE    Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.TREE     Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path.TYPE     Displays the contents of a text file.VER      Displays the Windows 2000 version.VERIFY   Tells Windows 2000 whether to verify that your files are written         correctly to a disk.VOL      Displays a disk volume label and serial number.XCOPY    Copies files and directory trees. 

Straight from the help command =P.



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quote: Original post by Cyberdrek
you''re completely wrong. dir *.* will print all the files not just the ones with (''.'').

That seems very odd to me but I''ll take your word for it...

quote: Original post by Tbach

Completely irrelevant but Win2k (not sure if it''s just the server edition) uses *nix commands. Found that out by accident when I typed ls instead of dir. I found this really cool.. so now I no longer use the Windows stuff.

My win2k pro does not respond to *nix commands, oh well, back to my old Win98 batch files to emulate them.

cd\ can be very helpful, also deltree !

cya,
Phil

Visit Rarebyte!
and no!, there are NO kangaroos in Austria (I got this questions a few times over in the states

Try

format c:/q 

and you''ll never have those darn bsod''s again!

You could have at least told him:
format c: /s

Instead of /q


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