dir /? code example

Example 1: dir files windows

# For finding file use dir followed by string matching file name or regex
# pattern and add "/s" for searching recursively in subfolders:
dir /s "regex_or_file_name"
# For finding file contained in a searched directory use "/b":
dir /b "directory_name"
# Use respectively '/a-d' or '/ad' for finding only files or only folders.

Example 2: ms dos dir syntax with switches

dir [:][][] [...] [/p] [/q] [/w] [/d] [/a[[:]]][/o[[:]]] [/t[[:]]] [/s] [/b] [/l] [/n] [/x] [/c] [/4]