Ftp: mdir

Applies To: Windows 7,Windows Vista,Windows Server 2008,Windows Server 2008 R2

Displays a directory list of files and subdirectories in a remote directory. For examples of how this command can be used, see Examples.

Syntax

	$lib:\\ftpmdir.bmp$ Copy Code
mdir <RemoteFile>[…] <LocalFile>

Parameter	Description
<RemoteFile>	Specifies the directory or file for which you want to see a listing.
<LocalFile>	Specifies a local file to store the listing. This parameter is required.

You can use mdir to specify multiple files.
Specifying RemoteFile

Type a hyphen (-) to use the current working directory on the remote computer.
Specifying a LocalFile

Type a hyphen (-) to display the listing on the screen.

Display a directory listing of Dir1 and Dir2 on the screen

	$lib:\\ftpmdir1.bmp$ Copy Code
mdir Dir1 Dir2 -

Save the combined directory listing of Dir1 and Dir2 in a local file called dirlist.txt

	$lib:\\ftpmdir2.bmp$ Copy Code
mdir Dir1 Dir2 dirlist.txt