MATLAB Functions

Directory listing

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

Description

dir,

by itself, lists the files in the current directory.

dir dirname

lists the files in the specified directory. Use pathnames, wildcards, and any options available in your operating system.

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

returns the results in 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