dir

Syntax

dir

dir(dirname)

R = dir

R = dir(dirname)

Inputs

dirname (optional): Path to directory.; Type: char | string

Outputs

R (if specified): If nargout is 0, a list of directories and files is displayed.; If nargout is 1, R will be a structure containing an indexed entry for each file or directory. Each entry will have the following fields: bytes, date, isdir and name.; Struct

Examples

(nargout 0):

dir('c:\tests')

.
..
test1.txt
test2.txt

(nargout 1):

dir_result = dir('c:\tests'); % dir output is saved as a struct in the variable.
% for each element in the struct display:
% file or <dir>, name size and date.
for i = 1:size(dir_result)(1) 
	if dir_result(i).isdir
	   type_string = '<dir>'
	else
		type_string = 'file';
	end
	printf('%s #%d name: %-15s  size: %6d  date: %s', 
		type_string,   % display  file or <dir>
		i, 
		dir_result(i).name,   %display name
		dir_result(i).bytes,  %display size
		dir_result(i).date)   % display date
end

<dir> #1 name: .                size:      0  date: Feb-11-2016 18:24:20
<dir> #2 name: ..               size:      0  date: Feb-11-2016 18:24:20
file  #3 name: test1.txt        size:   5838  date: Feb-11-2016 18:24:8
file  #4 name: test2.txt        size:      7  date: Feb-11-2016 18:24:20