The ndir command is a legacy MS-DOS utility that allows you to view file attributes and compression information for all files in a directory. NDIR requires the NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) protocol, so if you are using the command for NSS volumes on Linux, NCP Server must be configured and running.
NDIR is a client-side application, not a server-side application. Install the Novell Client for Windows on your workstation, then use the option in the client menu to map a local drive letter to the volume or directory. Open a DOS Command Prompt window, go to the mapped drive, then issue the ndir command from the command line.
At the MS-DOS command prompt on your Windows workstation, navigate to the mapped drive for the NSS volume, then enter
ndir path /option
The path is optional if you want the information for all directories in the mapped drive.
|
Help Option |
Description |
|---|---|
ndir /? |
Displays a list of help options. |
ndir /? for |
Displays help on display format. |
ndir /? sort |
Displays help on sorting features. |
ndir /? res |
Displays help on search filters (restrictions). |
ndir /? at |
Displays help on attribute filters. |
ndir /? opt |
Displays help on other options. |
ndir /? syn |
Displays help on syntax. |
ndir /? all |
Displays all help screens. |
|
Command |
Description |
|---|---|
ndir path /R |
Displays the trustee rights, inherited rights filter, and file attributes for all files in the specified volume or directory. |
ndir path /COMP |
Displays the compression information for all files in the specified volume or directory. It shows the amount of disk space saved by compressing data. |
ndir path /COMP /VOL |
Displays the compression information for the specified volume or directory. It also shows the disk space saved on the volume. |
C:\>ndir z: /comp /vol
Statistics for fixed volume <servername/vol>:
Space statistics are in KB (1024 bytes).
Total volume space: 4,027,620 100.00%
Space used by 50,548 entries: 1,134,036 28.16%
Deleted space not yet purgeable: 0 0.00%
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Space remaining on volume: 2,893,584 71.84%
Space available to <username>: 2,893,584 71.84%
Maximum directory entries: 2,147,483,647
Available directory entries: 2,147,433,099 100.00%
Space used if files were not compressed: 0
Space used by compressed files: 0
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Space saved by compressing files: 0 0.00%
Uncompressed space used: 2,069,352
Name spaces loaded: MAC, NFS, OS/2