If this is on the DOS window of a PC, try looking at the help for
findfirst() and findnext(), which give example programs that can be twisted
to do what you want.

Another function is ftw() {file tree walk}, which is designed to do exactly
what you want. There is a good example program in the help files.

If you are using RHIDE, enter Alt-H for help, C for C- help, A for
Alphabetical list, and run down the list till you get to the entries
mentioned.

MikeC

Sorry if my last comment misled/mystified you. I'm subscribed to two
groups - C and DJGPP, which is a freeby 32-bit C compiler that works under
DOS. When I made my answer, it was under the impression that I was reading
the DJGPP group.

findfirst() and findnext() are not ANSI or POSIX compliant, but they are
pretty popular, and it is probable that your compiler will support them -
I'm not so sure about ftw(). In any event, I wrote a backup program that
backed up the directory pointed to and all its subdirectories (and deleted
files if they were more than a certain age, etc), and I used
findfirst()/findnext() without much trouble.

MikeC

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Off topic, but a 32-bit C compiler cannot work under DOS. DOS is a 16-bit
operating system (which is not used any more by most people).