Use DIR Command To Generate List Of Files And Store It In File

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DIR /S /B /A:-D

I use simple DIR command to generate file lists. It serves me in many scenarios. For example, I use it to generate .Net assemblies list when I conduct preliminary scan as part of code inspection process. Here are the explanations to the switches:

  • /S - search sub folders
  • /B - bare format, no summaries and headings
  • /A:-D - no directories, files only

To save generated list of files into text file simply add >C:\myfileslist.txt. The resulting command would look as follows:

DIR /S /B /A:-D *.DLL >C:\myfileslist.txt

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