DOS 101 question...

Hi Folks,

Too long ago, too little knowledge....

I boot to DOS, type DIR-----and it goes to the end so fast I can't tell what's in it. How do I open DIR and look (one line at a time) at what is there?

Thanks.

spaceman

How about one screen at a time?

DIR |MORE or DIR C:\Windows\*.* |MORE

(where "|" is the pipe character, above the "\" key).

HI DrMDJ,

That was it --- Thank you!!

spaceman

The DIR command in later versions of DOS, including Win9x/Me, has a "/p" (pause) switch. For example:

• dir /p

or:

• dir c:\windows\*.* /p

Type:

• dir/?|more

to see some brief DIR help.