NDIR

View/sort information about files, directories, volumes.

Synopsis

NDIR [path] [/option] [/? | /VER]

Description

Use NDIR at a workstation to:

• view information about files (date, size, owner, attributes, archive information)

• view information about directories (creation date, owner, subdirectories, Inherited Rights Filter, effective rights)

• view volume information

• sort information according to creation date, owner, file or directory attributes, and so forth

Options

path

Specify the path leading to the information you want to view. Include the volume, directory, or filename.

/option

Specify one or more options from:

• NDIR display options:

  DO

  Sort and view directories only.

  FO

  Sort and view files only.

  FI

  View every occurrence of the specified files within your current directory and your PATH environment.

  SUB

  Sort and view all subdirectories and their files.

  VOL

  View volume information for the specified volume.

  SPA

  View directory space limitation information for the specified directory.

  C

  Scroll continuously through a display.

• NDIR format options:

  DA

  View dates when files were last updated, archived, accessed, created, and copied.

  DE

  View file details.

  COMP

  View file and compression sizes for NetWare 4 files.

  LONG

  View name space long filenames.

  MAC

  View Apple^® Macintosh^® files.

  R

  View file attributes, compression and migration status, effective rights, and rights that pass through the Inherited Rights Filter.

• NDIR sort options:

  REV

  Reverse the direction of a sort. Put REV before SORT, for example: /REV SORT.

  SORT CR

  Sort by creation or copy date, from earliest to latest.

  SORT UN

  Suspend sorting.

  SORT AC

  Sort by date last accessed, from earliest to latest.

  SORT AR

  Sort by date last archived, from earliest to latest.

  SORT UP

  Sort by last update, from earliest to latest.

  SORT OW

  Sort alphabetically by file owner names.

  SORT SI

  Sort by file size, from smallest to largest.

• NDIR attribute options:

  NOT

  View files that do not have a specified attribute. For example, to display all files in the current context that do not have the Di (Delete Inhibit) attribute, type:
  
  NDIR *.* /NOT /DI

  A (Archive Needed)

  View files modified since the last backup.

  Ci (Copy Inhibit)

  Prevent the file from being copied. (Applies to MAC files only.)

  Di (Delete Inhibit)

  Prevent the file from being deleted.

  Dc (Do not Compress)

  Prevent the file from being compressed (regardless of what the volume or directory is set to).

  Dm (Do not Migrate)

  Prevent the file from being migrated to a secondary backup (regardless of what the volume or directory is set to).

  X (Execute Only)

  Prevent a file from being copied or copied over. This attribute can be given only to .EXE or .COM files, and cannot be removed.

  H (Hidden)

  Prevent a file from being seen with the DOS DIR command. The file cannot be copied or deleted.

  IC (Immediate Compress)

  Compress a file as soon as possible.

  P (Purge)

  Purge a file immediately if the file is deleted.

  RI (Rename Inhibit)

  Prevent a file from being renamed.

  RO (Read Only)

  Allow a file to only be read: it cannot be written to or deleted.

  RW (Read Write)

  Allow a file to be read and written to.

  SH (Shareable)

  Allow a file to be used by several users simultaneously.

  SY (System)

  Prevent a file from being seen with the DOS DIR command. The file cannot be copied or deleted.

  T (Transactional)

  Protect a file by using the Transaction Tracking System (TTS).

• NDIR restriction options:

  [NOT]

  View all files except those the option specifies. For example:
  
  /CR [NOT] BEF | EQ | AFT mm-dd-yy

  /CR BEF | EQ | AFT mm-dd-yy

  View files created on, before, or after the date specified.

  /AC BEF | EQ | AFT mm-dd-yy

  View file last accessed before, on, or after the date specified.

  /AR BEF | EQ | AFT mm-dd-yy

  View files last archived on, before, or after the date specified.

  /UP BEF | EQ | AFT mm-dd-yy

  View files last updated on, before, or after the date specified.

  /OW EQ user

  View files created by a specific user.

  /SI GR | EQ | LE number

  View files with byte sizes greater than, equal to, or less than a specified number.

/?

View online help. (Other parameters are ignored.)

/VER

View the version number of the utility and the files it uses to execute. (Other parameters are ignored.)

Status flags

Cc (Can not Compress)

The file will not be compressed because of limited space savings.

Co (Compressed)

The file is compressed.

M (Migrated)

The file has been migrated.

Usage

A forward slash ``/'' must precede the first option of the option list. Use backslashes ``\'' in path names.

You can use several options, but you must separate the options with spaces.

To view several files in your default directory, include a comma between filenames.

You can use wildcard characters.

Examples

• To view files in the current directory, type:
  
  NDIR .

• To view the version of .EXE files on drive Z:, type:
  
  NDIR Z:\.EXE /VER

• To view only directories on drive F:, type:
  
  NDIR F:\. /DO

• To view rights for files in the current directory, type:
  
  NDIR . /R

• To view the date of file RECORD.TXT, type:
  
  NDIR RECORD.TXT /DA

• To view detailed file information on RECORD.TXT, type:
  
  NDIR RECORD.TXT /D

• To view all read only files in SYS:PUBLIC, type:
  
  NDIR SYS:PUBLIC\. /RO

• To search for batch files on drive C:, type:
  
  NDIR C:\.BAT /SUB

• To view files that are not read only, type:
  
  NDIR . /NOT RO

• To view files from smallest to largest, type:
  
  NDIR . /SORT SI

• To view files in drive Z: by the most recent access date first, type:
  
  NDIR Z:. /REV SORT AC

• To view files updated before June 5, 1996, type:
  
  NDIR . /UP BEF 6-05-96

• To view files not owned by user PAT, type:
  
  NDIR . /OW NOT EQ PAT

• To find where COMMAND.COM is, type:
  
  NDIR COMMAND.COM /FI