Make A Directory List With The Command Prompt In Seconds

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You can also take your directory command (with or without subdirectories, etc) and throw it in a batch file (named “filelist.bat” in this example) and then pop into your registry. (Type “regedit” into the Run… box)

In My Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell you can create a new key called “Dump_File_Listing” (or whatever you want…this is what will show up in the right-click context menu). Create yet another new key under “Dump_File_Listing” called “command.” Modify this key to the value of

C:\WINDOWS\filelist.bat “%1″

(This assumes you are putting the command you created into a batch file in the location to which you pointed the above command key.)

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Rats. I forgot to mention, all of this enables you to right-click any folder you want in Windows Explorer and select “Dump File Listing” and it will automatically run the directory command you specified in the batch file. This way you don’t have to go to command prompt and type every time you want to do this. Just right click your folder and select Dump File Listing.

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Thanks for the info. I’ve been *basically* doing this, but without the beneficial optional arguments.

If you want to change to another directory than C:\ you got to type: “cd d:” which will make you cd into disc D.

how about for more detail listing? like if i wanted to get the date creation and file size too..?

emm… interesting

to include date creatin and file size, don’t include the /b

dir /on /s >list.txt

how we want to list down the permission (R/RW) of the list?
Thanks

i saw one command to take complete system filenames, directories listing, does any one know that,it list all the folders,files in a system

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I have found an easier way in another blog to do the same. You can use the free and portable tool Filelist Creator. With this tool you can easily create lists of files and directorys without using command lines, so you can create your list within seconds:

http://www.sttmedia.com/filelistcreator

@hana: The permission can also be added to your list (you can choose which columns you want to use for your list)

Thanks a million - this was terrific information. I really appreciate it - had to extract and compare a number of server directories and you made it simple!

from the command prompt type dir /?
this will give you a full list of possible switches.

I have a folder full of images and I want the list to show the name / size / type / height / width

Can a command line produce a .txt file with all this info ?

Greatly appreciated.

Stu

Thanks a mil

How can i get more free directory from your sites?

how can we list a specific file type..

@Bosphoran
This command will create a list of only files of type JPG:

dir *.jpg /on /b >list.txt

I need how to build a web directory for listing of the url of the members