dir /s works in mysterious ways :(

[cxxl]

Hi,

I have a simple directory structure:

I:\tmp> tree
I:\tmp
└──x
├──1
│ ├──a
│ └──b
└──2

If I enter "dir /sb" I get what I expect:

I:\tmp> dir /sb
I:\tmp\x
I:\tmp\x\1
I:\tmp\x\2
I:\tmp\x\1\a
I:\tmp\x\1\b

But when I enter "dir /sb x", it doesn't display the whole depth of the tree:

I:\tmp> dir /sb x
I:\tmp\x\1
I:\tmp\x\2

When I use "dir /sb ." I get even less:

I:\tmp> dir /sb .
I:\tmp\x

What am I not getting?

TCC 21.01.46 x64 Windows 10 [Version 10.0.15063]
TCC Build 46 Windows 10 Build 1506

 

[rconn]

Using TCC 21.01.49 (the current build), each of those commands in TCC returns exactly the same thing as CMD.

The question is what results you actually want to return - if you just enter "x", then TCC (and CMD) will look for files named "x". If you enter "x*", they will look for a file or directory beginning with "x".

 

[cxxl]

I would assume it works the same as without the "/s". If I enter "dir x", I get the contents of dir "x", not just all files named "x". I find the "/s" bevavior rather counter-intuitive. Plus, it's not even right: "dir /sb x" doesn't show me all the files named "x", see above.

I just checked with CMD (Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.15063]) and got this:

I:\tmp> dir /s /b x
I:\tmp\x\1
I:\tmp\x\2
I:\tmp\x\1\a
I:\tmp\x\1\b

It looks like I would like to get it, but TCC output is different.

 

[rconn]

First, update to the current version (21.01.49) so we're comparing the same thing.

This is what I get with TCC 21.01.49:

[F:\tmp]ver
TCC  21.01.49 x64   Windows 10 [Version 10.0.16278]

[F:\tmp]dir /s/b
F:\tmp\x
F:\tmp\x\1
F:\tmp\x\2
F:\tmp\x\1\a
F:\tmp\x\1\b

[F:\tmp]dir /s/b x
F:\tmp\x\1
F:\tmp\x\2
F:\tmp\x\1\a
F:\tmp\x\1\b

[F:\tmp]cmd
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.16278.1000]
(c) 2017 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

F:\tmp>dir /s /b x
F:\tmp\x\1
F:\tmp\x\2
F:\tmp\x\1\a
F:\tmp\x\1\b
F:\tmp>

 

[cxxl]

Lovely! Now it works. Thanks for the good support. :)