dir2 2.0.1

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See the version list below for details.
dotnet tool install --global dir2 --version 2.0.1
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line.
dotnet new tool-manifest # if you are setting up this repo
dotnet tool install --local dir2 --version 2.0.1
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line.
#tool dotnet:?package=dir2&version=2.0.1
nuke :add-package dir2 --version 2.0.1

Dir2

v2.0.1

Syntax:

dir2 [DIR] [WILD ..] [OPT ..]

Example:

dir2 bin -s *.exe *.dll --within 10m

Syntax:

dir2 DIR/WILD [OPT ..]

Example:

dir2 obj/*.dll -s

Example as Unix ls:

dir2 obj/*.dll --show mode,owner

Link to example

Options:

Shortcut Description Example
-? Short help
-s Show on all sub-dir
-b Show filename only
-o Sort -o size,ext
-x Exclude some specified file -x *.dll;*.lib
-X Exclude some specified dir -X bin;obj;.vs
-w Specify selection condition -w 14day
-w 100k
-W Specify selection condition -W 7day
-W 50k
-k Keep specified dir name

--within -w

Option '--within' (shortcut '-w') select files as follows.

Postfix Example Example Description
k,m,g -w 100k Show file if its size is smaller than 100 Kb.
-w 10m Show file if its size is smaller than 10 Mb.
min -w 20min Show file if its last write-time is within 10 minutes.
hour -w 3hour Show file if its last write-time is within 3 hours.
day -w 14day Show file if its last write-time is within 14 days.
-w 2022-12-25 Show file if its last write-time is NOT before X'Mas.
-w 13:30 Show file if its last write-time is NOT before today 13:30.
-w 2019-06-12T15:20

--not-within -W

Option '--not-within' (shortcut '-W' upper case) select files as follows.

Postfix Example Example Description
k,m,g -W 90k Show file if its size is bigger than 90 Kb.
-W 2m Show file if its size is bigger than 2 Mb.
min -W 15min Show file if its last write-time is before 15 minutes.
hour -W 2hour Show file if its last write-time is before 2 hours.
day -W 7day Show file if its last write-time is before 7 days.
-W 2022-12-25 Show file if its last write-time is before X'Mas.
-W 13:30 Show file if its last write-time is before today 13:30.
-W 2019-06-12T15:20

To exclude some files by '--excl' (shortcut -x)

dir2 -x *.obj
dir2 -x *.tmp -x *.user
dir2 -x *.tmp,*.user

To exclude some dir by '--excl-dir' (shortcut -X)

dir2 -X .vs
dir2 -X .vs -X obj*
dir2 -X .vs,obj*

Sum-up by File Extension, or, Dir Name

Option Description
--sum ext Sum up by file extension (current dir only)
-s --sum ext Sum up by file extension from all sub dir.
-s --sum dir Sum up by dir.
-s --sum +dir Sum up by dir including "no file found".

Sum-up Dir Usage

List all dir which has no any '.cs' file.

dir2 *.cs -s --sum +dir -o count --take 1

Provide '--files-from' on pipeline operation

Store '.cs' files from all sub dir on 'my_proj' into a new tar file, or, a new zip file.

dir2 my_proj *.cs -bks | tar -cf ..\backup\today.tar --files-from -
dir2 my_proj *.cs -bks | zip2 -cf ..\backup\today.zip -T -

Complete Option List by --HELP

Shortcut Option Available Value Example
-? --help
-? cfg --help cfg
-v --version
--dir both, only, off, tree
--cfg-off
--utf8
-w --within DATE or SIZE -w 12m -w 3day
-W --not-within DATE or SIZE -W 10k -W 2hour
--regex
-c --case-sensitive
--creation-date
-k --keep-dir
--no-ext incl, excl, both
--hidden incl, excl, both
--size-format INTEGER, commna, short --size-format 12,comma
--size-format short
--count-format INTEGER, commna, short --size-format 6,comma
--size-format
--date-format u, yyyy-MMM-ddTHH:mm:ss
--total off, only
--hide date,size,cout,mode,owner,link
--show date,size,cout,mode,owner,link
-o --sort off,name,size,date,ext,count,last -o date
--take INTEGER,SIZE
--sum ext,dir,+dir
-x --excl --excl-file *.pdb -x *.pdb
-X --excl-dir --excl-dir obj -X obj

Options is renamed

Old Option New Name, and, new short-cut
--size-within --within -w
--date-within --within -w
--size-beyond --not-within -W
--date-beyond --not-within -W

Daily Shortcut:

Shortcut Stand for Description
-s --dir sub Recursively sub-directory
-f --dir off List file only
-d --dir only List dir name only
-R --dir tree List dir tree
-c --case-sensitive
-b --total off List filename (with path) only
--hide date,size,count,mode,owner,link
-t --total only Display total line only

Setup by Config File & Environment

Config file "dir2.opt" will be referred before envir var "dir2".

Environment "dir2" will be referred before command line parameters.

See:

dir2 -? cfg

Yung, Chun Kau

yung.chun.kau@gmail.com

2023 Feb

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net7.0 is compatible.  net7.0-android was computed.  net7.0-ios was computed.  net7.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net7.0-macos was computed.  net7.0-tvos was computed.  net7.0-windows was computed.  net8.0 was computed.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed. 
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Migrate to the common syntax of command-line argument.