2 .TH mdir 1 "29Jun11" mtools-4.0.17
4 mdir - display an MSDOS directory
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23 The \fR\&\f(CWmdir\fR command is used to display an MS-DOS directory. Its
26 \&\fR\&\f(CWmdir\fR [\fR\&\f(CW-/\fR] [\fR\&\f(CW-f\fR] [\fR\&\f(CW-w\fR] [\fR\&\f(CW-a\fR] [\fR\&\f(CW-b\fR] \fImsdosfile\fR [ \fImsdosfiles\fR\&...]
29 displays the contents of MS-DOS directories, or the entries for some
32 \&\fR\&\f(CWMdir\fR supports the following command line options:
35 Recursive output, just like MS-DOS' \fR\&\f(CW-s\fR option
38 Wide output. With this option, \fR\&\f(CWmdir\fR prints the filenames across
39 the page without displaying the file size or creation date.
42 Also list hidden files.
45 Fast. Do not try to find out free space. On larger disks, finding out
46 the amount of free space takes up some non trivial amount of time, as
47 the whole FAT must be read in and scanned. The \fR\&\f(CW-f\fR flag bypasses
48 this step. This flag is not needed on FAT32 file systems, which store
52 Concise listing. Lists each directory name or filename, one per line
53 (including the filename extension). This switch displays no heading
54 information and no summary. Only a newline separated list of pathnames
57 An error occurs if a component of the path is not a directory.
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