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DIR command
Name: dbohm Date: October 15, 2003 at 13:17:17 Pacific OS: NT4/2000 CPU/Ram: VARIOUS
Comment:
is there a way to use wildcards with the DIR command??
Name: h4x3r Date: October 15, 2003 at 15:29:12 Pacific
Reply:
depends what you mean?
if you want to search for all the executables in a directory you can slap this command in: DIR *.exe or all the pictures ina directory DIR *.jpg * is usually the wildcard key
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Response Number 2
Name: JackG Date: October 15, 2003 at 16:17:02 Pacific
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