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DIR is used to list the contents of a directory.

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True or false In DOS commands used at the command prompt are case sensitive?

DOS commands are not case sensitive.. dir, Dir, DIr, DIR, dIr, dIR, diR .. all are same..


What command of DOS is used to examine the files in a directory?

DIR


Explain All the Internal Command of DOS?

DIR :- DIR is used to display the contents of a drive or directory.


Where is the DIR command located?

The DIR or directory command is located in the system32 directory of Windows. It is an executable file that gives DOS access to a user.


What is the dos command to display how much memory is free?

If you mean storage, you can find it with DIR


What DOS command displays all files that begin with the letters WIN?

Dir WIN*.*


How do you run a dos command from a c program?

#include <stdlib.h> int main() { system("dir"); return 0; }


Why are hidden files on a DOS disk?

Hidden files are files stored on the disk, but which do not show up when you list a directory of the disk.In DOS, you normally type the command DIR to view the files on a disk. If you would like to see hidden file names, use the command DIR /AH (A=Attribute; H=Hidden).


What is real meaning of DOS command?

DOS stands for Disk Operating System. To be useful computers have to have an operating system. The early IBM PC computers used the MS-DOS operating system. A DOS command is an instruction to the DOS operating system. It must be in a specific form. For example, the command DIR told the DOS operating system to list all files. These commands were typed at a place called the DOS command line. There a many such commands.


What is the difference between unix command and dos command?

They are different languages, so you need to use a different word with different syntax to do the same thing. For example, to display the contents of the current directory, the command in MS-DOS is dir, but in UNIX it's ls.


What command switch do you use to view help information for the DIR command?

You can run "dir /?" command.


How can I create a printable list from the details view of a folder (in Windows)?

Running the MS-DOS DIR command and "piping" the results to a file does this.