JSI Tip 0318 - A picture is worth a thousand words.

Instead of piping a DIR to record a directory structure, try using Tree, which graphically displays the directory structure.

tree \[drive:\]\[path\] \[/f\] \[/a\]

Parameter	M e a n i n g
drive:	The drive: letter.
path	The directory.
/f	Displays the names of the files in each directory.
/a	Use text instead of graphic characters.

To display the names of all the subdirectories on the disk in your current drive, one screen at a time, type the following command:

tree \ | more

Here is a screen print of the first page of:

tree "c:\program files" | more