The DIR command also offers some switches that unlock some powerful functionality.

To extend that functionality, you need to use the various switches, or options, associated with the command.

For example, if you wanted to show only system files that are also hidden, you could use the following command.

So, for example, if you dont want to see any directories in the results, you could use this command.

In older versions, you had to use the c switch to show those commas.

Now, you can use it along with a - (minus) to have filenames displayed on the far left instead.

So, for example, if you want to sort files by time and date with newer entries appearing first, you could use this command.

You can use the P switch to have the Command Prompt pause the results after it displays each screen.

ADS are a feature of the NTFS file system that let files contain additional metadata for locating files by author and title.

This means all files and folders in every subdirectory, all files and folders in those subdirectories, and so on.

Lets take a look at a few real-world examples to gain a better understanding as to how you can start putting them to use.

Thats easy, just run this extremely fast and useful command.

Almost too many to be able to read before they scrolled off the screen.

This is where we can use the pause switch to give you a chance to read them.

You can use the character to send the results of one command to another place or service.

A good example of this is sending all your results to a text file.

You can then scroll through them later or import them into other types of documents.

The greater than symbol reroutes everything normally displayed in your results directly to the file.

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