Writing the contents of a directory to a text file

Shoonay · 02 July 2007, 15:48

This is probably in the wrong forum since it's a windows tool I'm after, but I've placed it here so people having the offtopic banned would see it too...

Feel free to trash it, but please mods, *after* I'll get me a proper tool!

So, the main question is, how do I easly write the directories/files contents tree to a file?
Preferably to a text file, so it'll be easly viewable and small.

I'm asking this cause I've just got a huge amount of scene stuff, so I'm in the middle of sorting all this and packing, for a torrent upload on U-G.

s2325 · 02 July 2007, 16:00

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=29814 ?

Belgarath · 02 July 2007, 16:00

dir > file.txt
or dir /b > file.txt

etc

Zetr0 · 02 July 2007, 16:04

in wondows XP its quite simple

type in the directory you want as root

c:\myfilesroot\ tree > [file loaction:\filename]

this will output directory structure from the called position and outputs the file as a ascii file

Shoonay · 02 July 2007, 16:04

Is it just me or does it only write the contents of the directory I'm currently in?
Cause I want it to list all the directiories/files inside directiories/files, too.

Retro-Nerd · 02 July 2007, 16:08

I use the Total Commander for this. Check the buttons in the Top Bar. You can add a command to them.

Configurations --> Buttonbar

Belgarath · 02 July 2007, 16:12

dir /s will list all dirs and files in a subdir (don't you know anything about dos shoonay?)

It won't list files in files though..

Shoonay · 02 July 2007, 16:20

@R-N: Thanks, I'd rather stick with SpeedCommander

@Belg: Of course I don't, I'm an Amiga user

No, but really I did mess with dos to run old games back in 1999 when I got me first pc with win'98, but only knew hot to prep a boot disk, save memory and move between dirs.
BTW, Thankyou, that worked!

rsn8887 · 02 July 2007, 17:55

Try Directory Opus for Windows by GP Software. While it is expensive as hell, it has extensive capability to output directories to .txt with lots of formatting options etc., amongst a plethora of other ingenious functions. It is simply the mother of all file-managers!

02 July 2007, 15:48	#1
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Posts: 5,844	Writing the contents of a directory to a text file This is probably in the wrong forum since it's a windows tool I'm after, but I've placed it here so people having the offtopic banned would see it too... Feel free to trash it, but please mods, after I'll get me a proper tool! So, the main question is, how do I easly write the directories/files contents tree to a file? Preferably to a text file, so it'll be easly viewable and small. I'm asking this cause I've just got a huge amount of scene stuff, so I'm in the middle of sorting all this and packing, for a torrent upload on U-G. __________________ "I used to be an Amiga user, then I took an arrow in the knee."

02 July 2007, 16:04	#5
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Posts: 5,844	Is it just me or does it only write the contents of the directory I'm currently in? Cause I want it to list all the directiories/files inside directiories/files, too. __________________ "I used to be an Amiga user, then I took an arrow in the knee."

02 July 2007, 16:20	#8
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Posts: 5,844	@R-N: Thanks, I'd rather stick with SpeedCommander @Belg: Of course I don't, I'm an Amiga user No, but really I did mess with dos to run old games back in 1999 when I got me first pc with win'98, but only knew hot to prep a boot disk, save memory and move between dirs. BTW, Thankyou, that worked! __________________ "I used to be an Amiga user, then I took an arrow in the knee."

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s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 32 Posts: 11,235	http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=29814 ?

02 July 2007, 16:00	#3
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02 July 2007, 16:04	#4
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 38 Posts: 9,185	in wondows XP its quite simple type in the directory you want as root c:\myfilesroot\ tree > [file loaction:\filename] this will output directory structure from the called position and outputs the file as a ascii file

02 July 2007, 16:08	#6
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 41 Posts: 8,365	I use the Total Commander for this. Check the buttons in the Top Bar. You can add a command to them. Configurations --> Buttonbar

02 July 2007, 16:12	#7
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Here Posts: 2,135	dir /s will list all dirs and files in a subdir (don't you know anything about dos shoonay?) It won't list files in files though..

02 July 2007, 17:55	#9
rsn8887 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Germantown, Maryland / USA, born in Hannover / Germany Posts: 587	Try Directory Opus for Windows by GP Software. While it is expensive as hell, it has extensive capability to output directories to .txt with lots of formatting options etc., amongst a plethora of other ingenious functions. It is simply the mother of all file-managers!

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