Rebol Programming/ls
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USAGE:[edit | edit source]
LS dir
DESCRIPTION:[edit | edit source]
Prints a multi-column sorted listing of a directory.
LS is a function value.
ARGUMENTS:[edit | edit source]
- dir -- Directory to list or nothing (Type: file url unset)
(SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES)[edit | edit source]
- catch
SOURCE CODE[edit | edit source]
ls: func [ {Prints a multi-column sorted listing of a directory.} [catch] dir [file! url! unset!] "Directory to list or nothing" /local file max s ][ dir: throw-on-error [ either value? 'dir [ read dirize dir ] [ read %. ] ] dir: sort dir max: 0 foreach file dir [ if (length? file) > max [max: length? file] ] max: max + 2 s: make string! 0 foreach file dir [ append s file while [((length? s) // max) <> 0] [append s " "] if (length? s) > 60 [ print s clear s ] ] if length? s [print s] ]