Don't know if it helps, but I've found that if you want *just*
directory names, and you don't have a directory program that allows you
to set flags, so it only shows directories, then the best way to get
them is to do something like:
dir *.
Since most directory names don't have extensions, this only picks out
the directory names (and of course, any files without extensions, but
those are rare), so that should find the q directory for you with little
to no trouble.
On 6/2/2024 5:34 PM, hms--- via Freedos-user wrote:
Hi All
It appears that if a directory exists with the same name as the file
one is searching for, the directory listing is terminated early
without error.
I was searching for a files named "Q" with no extension. I used the
commands "DIR Q /S /B" and "DIR Q. /S /B", but it only revealed files
in a directory named "Q".
An example directory structure is shown below. Note that most of the
file names below do not have extensions. The file named "Q" appears
in all the subdirectories.
I was puzzled and decided to dig a little further. Is this correct
behaviour for the DIR command or a misunderstanding on my part about
file name matching? Perhaps an anomaly or a bug? I have tried various
DOS's with the same result, the DIR command being an internal one. I
have also tried XCOPY and XXCOPY with the "/L" option and it also only
finds the files in the "Q" directory. Any thoughts as to what's going on?
John
Directory of f:\a12\*.*
[.] [..] [J] [Q] [Q.A]
[Q1] [TS]
Directory of f:\a12\j\*.*
[.] [..] Q
Directory of f:\a12\q\*.*
[.] [..] Q Q.A Q.ASM
Q1 Q12
Directory of f:\a12\q.a\*.*
[.] [..] Q Q.A
Directory of f:\a12\q1\*.*
[.] [..] Q Q.A Q99
Directory of f:\a12\ts\*.*
[.] [..] Q Q.A Q.ASM
Entering the command below gives the following result.
F:\>DIR Q /S /B
f:\a12\q\Q
f:\a12\q\Q.A
f:\a12\q\Q.ASM
f:\a12\q\Q1
f:\a12\q\Q12
The Q file is only found in the Q directory.
Same result as above with:-
F:\>DIR Q. /S /B
Typing command:
F:\>DIR Q.? /S /B
Gives this result.
f:\a12\Q
f:\a12\Q.A
f:\a12\j\Q
f:\a12\q\Q
f:\a12\q\Q.A
f:\a12\q.a\Q
f:\a12\q.a\Q.A
f:\a12\q1\Q
f:\a12\q1\Q.A
f:\a12\ts\Q
f:\a12\ts\Q.A
The Q file is now found in all the subdirectories.
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