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SUMMARY: If you share your Windows XP machine with others, this parameter lets you display directory and file ownership at the DOS prompt or in a batch file.
If you administer a Windows XP machine containing multiple user accounts, it may prove beneficial to view who owns a particular file or directory. This can help prevent accidentally moving or deleting a file used by someone else, or this feature can help monitor unwanted activity.
dir /q
If you just want to find files owned by the Administrator account, for example, use the following piped command:
dir /q | find "Administrator"
To view all files owned by Administrator in the current directory and all subdirectories, pipe the command with findstr as follows:
dir /q /s | findstr "Administrator Directory"
This will display each directory name followed by all files (if any) owned by the Administrator account.
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