<s>
In	O
computer	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
DCL	B-Operating_System
command-line	B-Application
interface	I-Application
of	O
the	O
OpenVMS	B-Operating_System
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
DIRECTORY	B-Application
command	B-Application
(	O
often	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
DIR	B-Device
)	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
list	O
the	O
files	O
inside	O
a	O
directory	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
analogous	O
to	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
dir	B-Device
and	O
Unix	B-Application
ls	B-Application
commands	O
.	O
</s>
