In
computer software
Software is a set of computer programs and associated documentation and data. This is in contrast to hardware, from which the system is built and which actually performs the work.
At the lowest programming level, executable code consists ...
, specifically the
DCL command-line interface
A command-line interpreter or command-line processor uses a command-line interface (CLI) to receive commands from a user in the form of lines of text. This provides a means of setting parameters for the environment, invoking executables and pro ...
of the
OpenVMS
OpenVMS, often referred to as just VMS, is a multi-user, multiprocessing and virtual memory-based operating system. It is designed to support time-sharing, batch processing, transaction processing and workstation applications. Customers using Ope ...
operating system
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also in ...
, the DIRECTORY
command
Command may refer to:
Computing
* Command (computing), a statement in a computer language
* COMMAND.COM, the default operating system shell and command-line interpreter for DOS
* Command key, a modifier key on Apple Macintosh computer keyboards
* ...
(often abbreviated as DIR) is used to list the
file
File or filing may refer to:
Mechanical tools and processes
* File (tool), a tool used to ''remove'' fine amounts of material from a workpiece
**Filing (metalworking), a material removal process in manufacturing
** Nail file, a tool used to gent ...
s inside a
directory
Directory may refer to:
* Directory (computing), or folder, a file system structure in which to store computer files
* Directory (OpenVMS command)
* Directory service, a software application for organizing information about a computer network's u ...
.
OpenVMS User's Manual
/ref> It is analogous to the DOS
DOS is shorthand for the MS-DOS and IBM PC DOS family of operating systems.
DOS may also refer to:
Computing
* Data over signalling (DoS), multiplexing data onto a signalling channel
* Denial-of-service attack (DoS), an attack on a communicat ...
dir and Unix
Unix (; trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, whose development started in 1969 at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and ot ...
ls commands.
Sample output
$ dir
Directory DISK$USER: BROCKLESBY.DICT.DICTD-1_8_0
ANNOUNCE.;1 CHANGELOG.;1 CLIENTPARSE.Y;1 CLIENTSCAN.L;1
CODES.H;1 CONFIG.GUESS;1 CONFIG.H_IN;1 CONFIG.SUB;1
CONFIGURE.;1 CONFIGURE.IN;1 COPYING.;1 DAEMON.C;1
DATA.C;1 DECL.H;1 DICT.1;1 DICT.C;1
DICT.H;1 DICTD.8;1 DICTD.C;1 DICTD.CONF;1
DICTD.H;1 DICTFMT.1;1 DICTFMT.C;1
DICTFMT_INDEX2SUFFIX.;1 DICTFMT_PLUGIN.;1 DICTP.H;1
DICTZIP.1;1 DICTZIP.C;1 DICTZIP.H;1 DOC.DIR;1
EXAMPLE.CONF;1 EXAMPLE.DICTRC;1 EXAMPLE.SITE;1 EXAMPLE2.CONF;1
EXAMPLE3.CONF;1 INDEX.C;1 INITSCRIPT.;1 INSTALL-SH.;1
INSTALL.;1 LIBMAA.DIR;1 MAKEFILE.;2 MAKEFILE.CONF;1
MAKEFILE.IN;2 MD5.C;1 MD5.H;1 NET.C;1
NET.H;1 PLUGIN.H;1 README.;1 REGEX.DIR;1
SERVPARSE.Y;1 SERVSCAN.L;1 TODO.;1 UTF8_UCS4.C;1
UTF8_UCS4.H;1 ZLIB.DIR;1
Total of 56 files.
See also
* Ls
*Dir (command)
In computing, dir (directory) is a command in various computer operating systems used for computer file and directory listing. It is one of the basic commands to help navigate the file system. The command is usually implemented as an internal ...
References
OpenVMS
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