Summary:
Prints a multi-column sorted listing of a directory.
Usage:
list-dir dir
Arguments:
dir - Directory to list or nothing (must be: any-type)
Description:
Lists the files and directories of the specified path in a
sorted multi-column output. If no path is specified, the
directory specified in system/script/path is listed. Directory
names are followed by a slash (/) in the output listing.
list-dir
autos.txt comments.r data data.r
date.r datetime.txt dict-html.r dictionary
.html
dictionary.r file.comp file.decomp file.txt
helloworld.txt install.r junkme.txt newfile.tx
t
proj.err rebol-logo.png rebol-test-file.r test-file
test-file.txt test-image.png test-page.html trash.me
whoosh.wav words.r words/ |
To obtain a block of files for use by your program, use the LOAD
function. The example below returns a block that contains the names of all
files and directories in the local directory.
files: load %./
print length? files
probe files
27
[%autos.txt %comments.r %data %data.r %date.r %datetime.txt %dict-h
tml.r %dictionary.html %dictionary.r %file.comp %file.decomp %file.txt %
helloworld.txt %install.r %junkme.txt %newfile.txt %proj.err %rebol-logo
.png %rebol-test-file.r %test-file %test-file.txt %test-image.png %test-
page.html %trash.me %whoosh.wav %words/ %words.r] |
Related:
change-dir - Changes the active directory path. make-dir - Creates the specified directory. No error if already exists. read - Reads from a file, url, or port-spec (block or object). what-dir - Prints the active directory path
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