misc.dir - Function

Return the directory for a given directory name

Synopsis
dir(directoryname)

Description
This returns a set of strings containing the files in the specified directory. Note that the directory name '.' is always returned.

Arguments

directoryname		Directory name
		Allowed:	String

Example

- dms.dir('.')
. tmplinst ms.help makefile RCS templates ms.cc ms.g msImpl.cc msImpl.h aips++.log.table 
- dms.dir('RCS')
RCS UVFitsWriter.h,v makefile,v ms.cc,v ms.g,v ms.help,v msImpl.cc,v templates,v msImpl.h,v UVFitsFiller.cc,v UVFitsFiller.h,v UVFitsWriter.cc,v

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	Package	utility
	Module	misc
	Tool	misc