How to Create a Text File List of the Contents of a Folder

• Microsoft Windows 98
• Microsoft Windows 95

SUMMARY

This article describes how to create a text (.txt) file that contains a list of the contents of a folder. This may be useful if you need to view or print a list of the contents of a folder.

MORE INFORMATION

To create a text file that contains a list of the contents of a folder, use the following steps:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.



2. At the command prompt, navigate to the drive that contains the folder whose contents you want to list. For example, if you want to create a text file that contains a list of the contents of a folder on drive C, type the following command and then press ENTER:
   

   c:




3. At the command prompt, navigate to the folder whose contents you want to list. For example, if you want to create a text file that contains a list of the contents of the Windows folder on drive C, type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each command:
   

   cd\
   cd windows




4. Type the following command, and then press ENTER
   

   dir > <file name>.txt

   
   where <file name> is the name of the text file you are creating. For example, if you want to create a file named windowsfolderlist.txt, type the following command, pressing ENTER after the command:
   

   dir > windowsfolderlist.txt

   
   NOTE: The text file you create will be located in the folder you are in when you perform these steps. In the preceding example, the windowsfolderlist.txt file will be located in the Windows folder.



5. Use a text editor, such as WordPad, to view or print this file.

Additional query words: 98

Keywords          : kbenv kbtool win95 win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbhowto 

Last Reviewed: February 2, 1999