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DIR COMMAND
9. 1 -
Use
directory entry specified
by
<name> will
be
searched 'or
its
name
and
suffix
displayed on the system console.
following sections
explain the
various options
that
can
speciried on the command line.
9,
1.
1 Farni 1
ias
and
The
be
If
<name/
contains
a
family
indicator in either the
su~fix
or
the
file
name
po~tiQn
of
the
rile
name
speciFication,
the
entire
family
0';:
-File
names
will be
searched for in the directory and displayed.
If no
<name~
is
speciFied
at
all,
the de-rault family
It*.
*:. on will be used.
I
r
on
1
y
a
log
i
cal un
i
t
n um b
e
l'
i s s
p e c i
fie
d
I
the f
am
i 1
Y
II
*.
*
II
on
the
indicated
logical
unit
will
be used.
If the "SH
option has not been specified,
only file
nam~~
without
the
"system"
attTibute
will
be
included in the display.
This
eliminates the display of all
MDOS
system files and commands.
When <name> contains a family indicator
(expli~itly
or
by
default),
the
file
names ara displayed in the order in
which they
are
round
in
the
directory.
A
file
name's
position
in
the
directory
is
a
function of its name and
su~Tix.
Appendix G describes in more datail
how
names
ar~
placed
into
the directory;
however,
it should be noted here
that
~hen
a File's name
OT'
suffix is changed,
its position in
the
directory
may also change.
Thusl when the directory is
sho\Un at different times,
the order of
the
displayed
names
ma y
d i
.p
f
e
i' .
9.1.2
System files
File
names with the "systemll attribute will be included
in the output of
the
DIR
command
if
the
"S"
option
is
specified
on
the
command line.
If
a
speciFic file name is
being searched
for
«name~
does
not
contain
the
ramily
indicator),
then the
liS"
option has no effect.
The
effect of the
"5"
option is identical to its effect
\Uith the
DEL
command (Chapter
8>'
Thus,
the same
family
Or
file
names
displayed
b~
the DIR command will be
af~ected
by
the
DEL
command
(if
invoked
with
similar
command
line
parameters).
This feature allows an operator to see ahead of
time what family
Or
file names
~il1
be affected
by
the
DEL
command.
9. 1. 3 Enti
re d
i
rec tory entr'J
Normally,
DIR
will
only
display
a
Pile's
name and
s u f fix.
Th e " E
II
0
P t ion can
b e
use d
to
c
a
use
the
en
t
ire
directory
entry
to
be
displayed.
The presence of the
"E"
~)
option will cause each displayed line From the DIR command to
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