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.