What is the correct switch for displaying the contents of a folder one page at a time while in DOS?
Some of the Windows folders are much to large to view the entire contents on one screen.

Hi baby, did your mom ever say you that switch /? exist?

So type Dir /? and you'll know the unknown.

By the way the switch you are looking for is /P, i.e

Dir /AD /P

dir /p dirname

If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

M2

Another method is to redirect tthe output of the dir command [dir > dir.lst]. Then use an editor as edit to view it [edit dir.lst] whis is good if you have to back and forth.

I always:

dir|list l/s

but that's me

If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

M2

The simplest way is to use the /P switch, which stands for pause.

You can also use DIR|MORE to pipe the output to the MORE command, which will pause after a pull page of info.

The other options listed above work just as well. But the first thing I posted is recommended for efficiency and simplicity.

Thanks to all of you. That is exactly what I needed.

Pretty sure IVO nailed it right from the start

... let's all say it again?

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"Play it again, Sam."

Dir /AD /P

CoffeeBreak

CoffeeBreak,

"What is the correct switch for displaying the contents of a folder one page at a time while in DOS?"

keyword: contents

Have an espresso on me.

If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

M2

Above have advised:-
/P (for more)
|M or |MORE

also of help is:-
/W (for wide)

In dos try HELP or command /? for explanation of commands and/or options.

Good Luck - Keep us posted.

Hi M2,

I always appreciate your postings. You seem to be more interested in finding solutions to computer problems than nit picking the questions, grammar, etc.

I hope that you were not asking a trick question. MS-DOS has directories and Windows have folders. I will use these words interchangeably in your question.

If you type "dir /p" at an MS-DOS C:\ prompt, it will list various directories and some files, for example "autoexec.bat" but does not list any hidden files such as "IO.sys."

If you type "dir /AD /p" at an MS-DOS C:\prompt, it will list all directories, but not any files.

If you type "dir /A-D /p" at an MS-DOS C:\ prompt, it will list all files, including hidden files, but no directories.

If you type "dir /A /p" at an MS-DOS C:\prompt, it will list all files, including hidden and all directories.

I guess that I was trying to be cute, or something. JBOY seems to like IVO's reply best and said "lets all say it again?" Therefore, I took a quote or maybe the most misquoted line from the 1942 movie, Casablanca, "Play it again, Sam" and repeated part of IVO's reply. My apologies to JBOY and IVO.

Sorry for being so late in the reply, I just got off my day job. Thanks for the espresso.

CoffeeBreak