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Download FI.zip, an alternative to the DIR command, which provides file age and size filtering, security, device, alternate data streams, and file link information.

When you type fi /?, you receive:

Version 0.13, Copyright (C)2002, Frank P. Westlake.
Prints a list of files.

FI [options] file[s]   [[options]  file[s] [. . .]]

 file[s]  May include wild cards. Use the current directory indicator (.) to
          refer to a directory, ex: FI C:\temp\.

Options, must precede 'file[s]':
 /A         Attribute filter, Prints only the files with specified attributes.
              Ex: /A+SH-R  (prints only the files with S and H but without R)
 /B         Prints only the file name.
 /C         Format numbers with a separator (default). Use /-C to disable.
 /D         Print information on the device, for example: /D C: or \\.\
 /G[A|C|W]"<"|"="|">"value[/divisor]
            Filters files by age in days. If '/divisor' is given, the day value
            is divided by that value (i.e. /24 for hours, /1440 for minutes).
              A=last access, C=creation, W=last write. Default is W.
 /H         Include alternate data stream names. Printed as 'file:stream'.
 /L         Include link index and the number of links as first two columns.
 /Q         Include owner in brief listing or SIDs in verbose listing.
 /S         Displays files in specified directory and all subdirectories.
 /T[A|C|W][G]
            Print the time stamp of the file (default). Use /-T to disable. If
            'G' is included print age instead of time.
              A=last access, C=creation, W=last write. Default is W.
              Examples: /TC  /TCG  /-T
 /V         Print detailed information for each file.
 /X         Use short file names.
 /Z["<"|"="|">"value]
            Filters files by size (default). Use /-Z to disable printing of
            file size.

The hyphen may be used to reverse the effect of an option.

Comparison operators must be quoted somehow: /z"="0 "/z=0" /"z=0"

Swirches may be predefined in an environment variable with the name of this
program, for example 'SET FI.EXE=/LHQ-C'. The program name may vary.

Codes displayed with trustee rights [T:RWXDPO:PDF+]:
T=Either "Allows" or "Denies" the displayed permissions.
R=Read, W=Write, X=Execute, D=Delete, P=Permissions write, O=Owner write.
P=Primary object, D=Directories inherit, F=Files inherit, +=Propagated

Examples:

  FI C:\WINNT\.
  FI "/g>7" /ash-r C:\WINNT\*.exe

  FI "/z=0" C:\WINNT\*.exe

Scripting Example
If you wanted to delete all the files in the C:\Logs directory whose last write date is greater than 7 days:

for /f "Tokens=*" %%f in ('fi /A-d /b /gw">"7 C:\Logs\*.*') do del /q "%%f"

After you install a Microsoft Office 2003 service pack 3, you are prompted unexpectedly to restart the computer. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 905726 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905726/) You are unexpectedly prompted to restart the computer after you install an Office service pack or an Office update
After you install Office 2003 SP3, an add-in, ActiveX control, or COM add-in may not work as expected in an Office 2003 program. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 938814 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938814/) The functionality of an add-in, an ActiveX control, or a COM add-in is reduced, or the functionality is blocked after you install Office 2003 Service Pack 3
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After you install Office 2003 SP3, the version number of Office is no longer saved in the properties of the document as expected. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 938807 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938807/) Office files that are saved in certain formats no longer contain the version number of Office after you install Office 2003 Service Pack 3

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