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- Dir(V1.3) ARP User's Manual Dir(V1.3)
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- NAME
- Dir - Pretty display of files and directories.
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- SYNOPSIS
- DIR Dir OPT/k [ADFHIS] SIZE/s INTER/s HILITE/s FILES/s
- DIRS/s ALL/s
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- DESCRIPTION
- Dir by itself displays any files and directories in the
- current directory. By default, Dir will display any
- subdirectories, one per line, and then any files, in two
- columns, in sorted order. Directories are followed by the
- string "(dir)".
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- You can specify an alternate directory to display as an
- argument, and you may also use wildcards. If you use
- wildcards, Dir will display all files that match that
- wildcard pattern. If it encounters a directory during the
- course of its search for matching patterns, it will display
- the name of the directory, and also its contents.
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- OPTIONS
- The ARP Dir command supports all the options of the original
- BCPL Dir, and several more as well. Using the ARP Dir
- command, you can use the keyword OPT, and then the single
- letter which represents the option you desire, or you may
- use the clearer keyword equivalents supplied. The options
- and their keyword equivalents are described below:
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- SIZE or OPT S
- This ARP option displays the names of the files and
- their sizes in two columns on the display device. If a
- directory is encountered, it is identified as usual
- with a "(dir)".
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- HILITE or OPT H
- This ARP option enables pretty printing of Dirs output.
- All directory names will be displayed in inverse video.
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- FILES or OPT F
- This displays only files, any directories found will
- will not be displayed.
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- DIRS or OPT D
- This displays only directories, any files found will
- not be displayed.
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- ALL This option displays the complete contents of that
- branch of the directory tree. As Dir descends a level,
- the indentation is increased to make the organization
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- of the disk clearer to the eye. You may use some of
- the other options or keywords along with ALL to
- generate the display you need.
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- INTER or OPT I
- This allows interactive file browsing through a
- directory or a disk. Using this option, you will be
- presented with a file or directory name, followed by a
- question mark. You can find out what additional options
- are available to you at this point by typing another
- question mark '?', and pressing return. These are:
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- B=BACK
- Moves backwards, up the directory tree. If you
- are at the top, this will exit the listing.
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- DEL=DELETE
- This will delete the current file.
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- E=ENTER
- This will enter a directory. Note that you must
- be at a directory entry in order for this option
- to be valid.
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- Q=QUIT
- This will quit Dir.
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- T=TYPE
- This will type the current file.
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- C=COM
- This takes any command as an argument, and sends
- it to a subshell. Any shell command can be used
- here, including the IO Redirection operators (<,
- >, and >>). If you do not specify a command as
- an argument, you will be prompted for one.
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- EXAMPLE
- To get a listing of all directories on drive DF1:
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- DIR DF1: ALL DIRS
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- DIR DF1: OPT AD
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- To get a listing of all directories and files and the sizes
- of the files on drive df0:, as well as displaying the
- directories in inverse video do:
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- DIR DF1: ALL SIZES HILITE
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- DF1: OPT ASH
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