MaxDIR

What is MaxDIR? MaxDIR is a DOS DIR command "Alternative". It is just that. What you get with DOS`s DIR Command: When you type DIR at a DOS prompt (C:dir) or (A:dir) and press Enter, youget a listing of all the files in the directory. The regular DIR commandshows you the disk`s name and serial number and a listing of its files. Ifthere are more than 20 files, the screen begins to scroll and you begin tolose whatever was at the beginning. You can type DIR /P to force the listingto pause when the screen fills up. That way, you get a chance to see whatwas at the beginning before it begins to scroll up. Or, if you typeDIR /P /W, it shows you the files in columns, but without any otherinformation about the files, like their size. What you end up spendingmost of your time doing, is scanning the computer screen looking for whatfile you want, or typing DIR with wildcards to find more info about anygiven file. None of this is enough when you have more than 20 or 30 files(or more) in any directory. What you get with MaxDIR: MaxDIR makes all of this simple with one easy command. DI.EXE. MaxDIRshows you a directory of files, alphabetized and colored by file type, andin 4 columns, which utilizes the entire screen to show you up to 200 file at a time. Since you`ll know what the color is for each file type, andyou`ll know they are alphabet ized, you can look at a directory listing andinstantly find what you are looking for. Also, MaxDIR shows each file`ssize, which makes it even more useful. MaxDIR shows you Bytes Free on thedisk, the Disk Type, the space used by the files listed, and, it shows howmuch of your disk the files actually used, by looking at "Cluster" sizes andthen calculating the actual space "consumed" by each file, which it totalsfor you at the bottom of the listing. MaxDIR shows you how many files thereare, how many directories there are, and the percentage full of the disk,along with the other standard information.