List-dir - Function Summary

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 datecode.r datetime.txt dict-html. r dictionary.html dictionary.r file.comp file.decom p file.txt fred/ helloworld.txt junkme.txt newfile.txt public/ rebol-test-file.r rebuild.ba t test-file test-file.txt test-image.png test-page. html testfile trash.me undoced.r upload.r 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 31 [%dictionary.html %dictionary.r %comments.r %whoosh.wav %undoced.r %rebuild.bat %words/ %fred/ %file.txt %test-file.txt %file.comp %file.de comp %helloworld.txt %public/ %test-file %autos.txt %newfile.txt %rebol- test-file.r %date.r %data.r %test-image.png %test-page.html %trash.me %j unkme.txt %datetime.txt %data %upload.r %datecode.r %words.r %testfile % dict-html.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