Function Entry: DOS_DIR

`dos<sub>dir</sub>`

BricsCAD DOSLib Function

(dos_dir [filespec [sort]])

Arguments are described in the vendor page; see Source Notes.

Returns a list of all file names matching the filespec as sorted or unsorted list, due to sort argument. filespec : specifies a file mask/filter, can contain path specification, and wildcards for the file name; if filespec does not contain a path, the current working directory is used; if filespec does not contain a mask for the file names, the default "." is used (resp. "" for Linux/Mac) (the ".*" and "" are automatically handled by the Lisp engine, so using ".*" and "" are all valid, on all platforms) sort : specifies whether and how the file names are sorted 0 no sorting 1 alphabetically ascending 2 alphabetically descending 3 by date ascending 4 by date descending 5 by size ascending 6 by size descending Returns the list of directories and subdirectories, or NIL on error. Examples : (dos_dir "home/mint.*" 1)

Vendor-defined; see Source Notes.

• AutoCAD 2026: not documented.
• BricsCAD V26: documented.
• Status: BricsCAD-only.

• [dos_dir (BricsCAD V26 DevRef)](https://developer.bricsys.com/bricscad/help/en_US/V26/DevRef/source/dos_dir.htm)
• Status: documented (Phase 3 follow-up: body filled from the BricsCAD V26 per-symbol page on 2026-04-26).