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How to List Files in a Directory in CMD

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You can use the following syntax in Command Prompt (CMD) to list only the files in a directory:

dir /A:-D

This example will list all files in the current directory, excluding subdirectories.

Note: The /A:-D flag specifies shows only files in a directory, excluding any directories.

The following example shows how to use this syntax in practice.

Example: List Files in a Directory in CMD

Suppose that we want to get only the files in the following directory:

C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script

We can type the following command to list the files in the directory:

dir C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script /A:-D

The following screenshot shows how to use this syntax in practice:

List files in directory
List files in a directory

We can see that only the files in C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script are listed, excluding any subdirectories.

Conclusion

We can use the dir command followed by the path and the /A:-D flag to list only the files in any directory on the system.

You can find more topics about Active Directory tools and PowerShell basics on the ActiveDirectoryTools home page.