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Dir (command)

dir, short for directory, is a shell command for listing file system contents: files and directories. Arguably, the command provides the same essential functionality as the ls command, but typically the two commands are described as notably separate concepts, possibly since ls is implemented from a codebase that shares more history than many dir…

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Developers
DEC, DR, Intel, Cromemco, MetaComCo, Microsoft, IBM, Datalight, ICD, Inc.
License
CP/M, MP/M: BSD-like MS-DOS: MIT PC-MOS: GPL-3.0-only ReactOS: GPL
Operating system
CP/M, MP/M, ISIS-II, iRMX 86, CDOS, TRIPOS, DOS, MSX-DOS, SISNE plus, 4690 OS, PC-MOS, OS/2, Windows, Singularity, ReactOS, AROS, VMS, RT-11, RSX-11, OS/8, AmigaDOS
Platform
Cross-platform
Type
Command

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Dir (command)

Nodes48
Edges47
Triples5
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.041667
Components1

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Dir (command)

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Developers · 1
Dir (command) → DEC, DR, Intel, Cromemco, MetaComCo, Microsoft, IBM, Datalight, ICD, Inc.
License · 1
Dir (command) → CP/M, MP/M: BSD-like MS-DOS: MIT PC-MOS: GPL-3.0-only ReactOS: GPL
Operating system · 1
Dir (command) → CP/M, MP/M, ISIS-II, iRMX 86, CDOS, TRIPOS, DOS, MSX-DOS, SISNE plus, 4690 OS, PC-MOS, OS/2, Windows, Singularity, ReactOS, AROS, VMS, RT-11, RSX-11, OS/8, AmigaDOS
Platform · 1
Dir (command) → Cross-platform
Type · 1
Dir (command) → Command

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command directory commands microsoft system files operating ms-dos adircommand separate shell dir dos windows directories list file provides functionality implemented

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Dir (command)DevelopersDEC, DR, Intel, Cromemco, MetaComCo, Microsoft, IBM, Datalight, ICD, Inc.1.00infobox
Dir (command)LicenseCP/M, MP/M: BSD-like MS-DOS: MIT PC-MOS: GPL-3.0-only ReactOS: GPL1.00infobox
Dir (command)Operating systemCP/M, MP/M, ISIS-II, iRMX 86, CDOS, TRIPOS, DOS, MSX-DOS, SISNE plus, 4690 OS, PC-MOS, OS/2, Windows, Singularity, ReactOS, AROS, VMS, RT-11, RSX-11, OS/8, AmigaDOS1.00infobox
Dir (command)PlatformCross-platform1.00infobox
Dir (command)TypeCommand1.00infobox

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