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Mdir
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   The `mdir' command is used to display an MS-DOS directory. Its
syntax is:

   `mdir' [`-/'] [`-f'] [`-w'] [`-a'] [`-b'] MSDOSFILE [ MSDOSFILES...]

   `Mdir' displays the contents of MS-DOS directories, or the entries
for some MS-DOS files.

   `Mdir' supports the following command line options:

`/'
     Recursive output, just like Dos' `-s' option

`w'
     Wide output.  With this option, `mdir' prints the filenames across
     the page without displaying the file size or creation date.

`a'
     Also list hidden files.

`f'
     Fast.  Do not try to find out free space.  On larger disks,
     finding out the amount of free space takes up some non trivial
     amount of time, as the whole FAT must be read in and scanned.  The
     `-f' flag bypasses this step.  This flag is not needed on FAT32
     filesystems, which store the size explicitely.

`b'
     Concise listing. Lists each directory name or filename, one per
     line (including the filename extension). This switch displays no
     heading information and no summary. Only a newline separated list
     of pathnames is displayed.

   An error occurs if a component of the path is not a directory.