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Dir Function Review

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Good old dos list directory command, using the /s option allows you to search subdirectories

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Pros

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Pro
Works on any network mounted drive too

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Pro
Built into windows/free

Free and no installation of additional software required!

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Pro
As fast as your hdd/sdd

Works as fast as your drive can

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Pro
Allows for wildcards

For Example
dir /s /b lost.*
will show you the location of any file with the word lost in the name.

Cons

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Con
Requires other tools to search contents of files

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