dir is the file and directory listing command line interface (CLI) command used in the DOS operating system.

Sample Listing

This sample happens to be taken from a Microsoft Windows 2000 implementation of the MS-DOS CLI.

Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

C:\\>dir
 Volume in drive C is MAIN W2K
 Volume Serial Number is 2326-30E6

 Directory of C:\\

11/17/2001  09:40p             257,787 INF000.SWP
04/16/2002  10:12p                 446 VIRUSLOG.TXT
05/19/2002  04:34p      
          filelib
11/22/2001  05:17p                 228 BOOT.BAD
11/22/2001  05:10p               1,663 MSDOS.BAD
12/09/2001  09:07a               8,681 SCANDISK.LOG
11/22/2001  05:40p               1,775 MSDOS.SYS
11/22/2001  03:35p                   0 Config.ctl
01/03/2002  12:05a                eBooks
11/22/2001  04:59p                 185 BOOT.w98
04/25/2002  10:42p              18,968 debug8.txt
11/28/2002  10:00p                 113 test.txt
11/22/2001  05:12p                 253 BOOT.w2k
03/08/2002  02:08p                Virtual CDs
11/22/2001  02:17p                Games
11/17/2001  10:04p                Documents and Settings
05/12/2002  05:57p                dostemp
04/01/2001  02:13p                My Music
10/14/2001  09:51a                Downloads
05/18/2002  05:32p                Batch
05/25/2002  09:21p                dosprog
08/01/2002  07:15p                 160 AUTOEXEC.BAT 
11/22/2001  11:32p                 438 Desktop.lnk
03/13/2002  03:47p                 623 INSTALL.LOG
06/06/2002  09:46p               4,514 NetDiag.log
11/22/2001  03:44p                  72 CONFIG.001
06/06/2002  10:01p                version
12/09/2001  05:24p                Backup
10/14/2001  09:25a                MSDOS7
11/18/2002  03:55a              14,040 mdebug.log
07/29/2002  10:57p                _gimp1.2
01/26/2002  12:57a                   0 update.inf
06/06/2002  10:01p                noversion
06/11/2002  03:02a                DrWatson
06/18/2002  10:55p                OttoAndIris
07/05/2002  01:01p                vortapps
07/08/2002  01:58p                Active Worlds
07/23/2002  02:03p                Download Favorites
07/29/2002  04:57p                - my pix
08/18/2002  07:22p                Inetpub
09/25/2002  10:14p                FOUND.000
09/30/2002  03:48p                cygwin
09/30/2002  06:22p                  57 cygwin.bat
10/04/2002  04:05p                FOUND.001
10/09/2002  02:43p               2,865 test
11/04/2002  07:52p                My Downloads
10/13/2002  02:30p                mysql
12/12/2002  12:24a                WG0A5.TMP
10/29/2002  07:52a                test1
11/25/2002  03:02a                My Documents
11/29/2002  01:03p                testdir
03/31/2002  02:35a                My Music - Morality Issues
11/22/2002  03:50p                My Music - Writable CD Data
12/12/2002  12:36a                WG0A4.TMP
12/13/2002  12:56a                FOUND.002
03/08/2002  02:41p                WINNT
03/08/2002  02:45p                Program Files
03/25/2002  11:00p           2,359,350 computer lake.bmp
03/27/2002  09:36p                Program FilesdBpowerAMP
03/30/2002  10:48p                 126 AurealDelUS.bat
03/31/2002  07:41p                Temp
04/15/2002  05:36p               1,716 usb001
04/16/2002  03:22p                MSSQL7
              23 File(s)      2,674,060 bytes
              40 Dir(s)   2,672,476,160 bytes free