The Fastest Way of searching the directory in windows-Computer Tips
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Step 1:
First of all open command Prompt.
Step 2:
Browse to folder which you want to analyze the sub directories and files by using cd commands. For Example if you want to visit d:/interview folder then
try this command.
Type "d:"
then "cd interview".
Step 3:
after navigate to direcotry in command prompt,
Type this command :
dir *.* /s /b > dirlist.txt
and hit enter.
This will list all sub directories and files with their extension.
If you want to list only pdf files just use this command
dir *.pdf /s /b > dirlist.txt
Likewise, if you want to search only microsoft word files then use this command.
dir *.doc /s /b > dirlist.txt
If you want to search and list only files that has some certain name. For example, Resume.doc then try this command
dir Resume.* /s /b > dirlist.txt
(or)
dir Resume.doc /s /b > dirlist.txt
Step 4:
you can find the dirlist.txt file in that directory. i mean it will d:/interview directory.
Step 5:
open the text file in notepad or notepad++ ,then search your desired file name or folder(for example "resume"),you will get the full
path to the file. This is fastest search than the usual windows search.
First of all open command Prompt.
Step 2:
Browse to folder which you want to analyze the sub directories and files by using cd commands. For Example if you want to visit d:/interview folder then
try this command.
Type "d:"
then "cd interview".
Step 3:
after navigate to direcotry in command prompt,
Type this command :
dir *.* /s /b > dirlist.txt
and hit enter.
This will list all sub directories and files with their extension.
If you want to list only pdf files just use this command
dir *.pdf /s /b > dirlist.txt
Likewise, if you want to search only microsoft word files then use this command.
dir *.doc /s /b > dirlist.txt
If you want to search and list only files that has some certain name. For example, Resume.doc then try this command
dir Resume.* /s /b > dirlist.txt
(or)
dir Resume.doc /s /b > dirlist.txt
Step 4:
you can find the dirlist.txt file in that directory. i mean it will d:/interview directory.
Step 5:
open the text file in notepad or notepad++ ,then search your desired file name or folder(for example "resume"),you will get the full
path to the file. This is fastest search than the usual windows search.
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