**fScan Reference Manual, Chapter 2 (CmdLineOptions): table_dir**

===== Table directory -- Create a table of files in a directory=====
**usage: -table directory TBLNAME [FLAG] DIRNAME [MATCHSTRING [TBL2NAME]]**

This command will create a table of file names found in the specified DIRNAME.

FLAG (combine by adding):\\
  * 1 - include regular files (text and data)\\
  * 2 - include directory names\\
  * 4 - include filetype\\
  * 8 - sort the table\\
  * 16 - append new data to existing table\\

DIRNAME: starting path for directory search (default= current dir)\\
MATCHSTRING: template string for file name matching Glob-like (* and ?) substitutions (default= *)\\
TBL2NAME: if present, assumes first column is list of directories; each is appended to DIRNAME and then used as the starting point for a dir search of MATCHSTRING\\

**See Also:**\\
[[jvs:fscan:manual:chapter2:table|Table]],
[[jvs:fscan:manual:chapter2:browse|Browse]] 

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