Is there an easy way...?

[Protomorph]

...to make a list of files into a text file? I am finding myself needing to do this more and more it seems, but it is SO tedious. I need an easier, quicker way to do this.

[ow_tiobe_sb]

http://liveslick.com/2007/10/18/make-a-directory-list-with-the-command-prompt-in-seconds/

ow_tiobe_sb
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[zuludelta]

gimme a couple of minutes and I'll bash out a visual guide for you

EDIT Looks like ow_tiobe_sb beat me to it... that site he links to has the same general method that I use.

[daglob]

Yeah, I was gonna say there used to be a DOS command for it.

I hope I'm not the only one who remembers DOS...

[zuludelta]

I hope I'm not the only one who remembers DOS...

I still use DOS from time to time (it's a neat utility when doing diagnostics/minor fixes on PCs).

[Protomorph]

That seems like it will work ok for my purposes. Thanks! Much typing will be saved.

[stumpy]

To make this stuff even easier, I find I get good mileage out of the "Open Command Window Here" utility for the Windows explorer. Basically, when you are looking at a bunch of stuff in folder, if you right-click on any folder, an option to "Open Command Window Here" appears. That lets you open a command prompt (to dir > dir.txt or whatever) in that sub-folder without all the CDing around.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

[Protomorph]

Cool, Stumpy. I'll try that.

Edit: tried. works great!