dir (MATLAB Function Reference)

dir	Examples See Also

Directory listing

Syntax

dir
dir dirname
names = dir
names = dir('dirname')

Description

dir

lists the files in the current directory.

dir dirname

lists the files in the specified directory. You can use pathnames and wildcards.

names = dir('dirname')

returns the list of files in the specified directory (or the current directory if dirname is not specified) to an m-by-1 structure with the fields:


`name`	Filename
`date`	Modification date
`bytes`	Number of bytes allocated to the file
`isdir`	`1` if name is a directory; `0` if not

Examples

cd /Matlab/Toolbox/Local; dir

Contents.m matlabrc.m siteid.m userpath.m

names = dir

names = 

4x1 struct array with fields:
    name
    date
    bytes
    isdir