Directory (xbdir.exe) - XBOX Game Development Documentation

Use this tool to show a list of files and subdirectories that are on a remote console.

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xbdir filename [/A[ [:]attributes] ] [/B] [/C] [/O[ [:]sortorder] ] [/S[ [:]levels] ] [/T[ [:]timefield] ] [/X[:]address[+<accesskey>][/title]]

Option	Description
filename	The drive, directory, or files to be listed. A fully qualified path, including the drive letter, must be supplied. Wildcard characters in the file name are supported. The drive letter in filename must be prefixed with an X to specify that the drive is on the remote console.
/A[ [:]attributes]	Shows files that have the specified attributes. If no attributes are specified, all files appear. Values are shown as follows. H Hidden files R Read-only files S System files A Files that are ready for archiving - Negation prefix; shows files that don’t have the specified flag
/B	Uses bare format; only the file names appear.
/C	Shows the thousands separator in file sizes. This is the default. To disable showing the separator, use /-C.
/O[ [:]sortorder]	Shows files according to a sort order. Values are shown as follows. D By date and time, with the oldest first E By extension, alphabetical N By name, alphabetical S By size, with the smallest first - Negation prefix for reversing the sort order
/S[ [:]levels]	Shows files that are in a specified directory and all its subdirectories. To specify the subdirectory recursion depth, use levels as an optional integer. For example, xbdir /S:1 processes only the specified directory and subdirectories one level below it. If /S is specified but levels isn’t, all subdirectories are processed.
/T[ [:]timefield]	The time field to be displayed or used to sort. Values are shown as follows. C Creation time A Last access time W Last write time
/X[:]address[+<accesskey>]	- Use this option to specify the host name or address (shown as Tools IP on the console) of a targeted console without changing the default console. For details about setting a host name for a console, see Setting a host name for the console IP address. - If you don’t use this option, the default console (previously set by Connect (xbconnect.exe)) is used. - Use the accesskey string to provide console access only to those people who have the access key. - Set the access key by using the command xbconfig accesskey=your-key, and then restart your console to make the access key effective. - To access a console that’s configured with an access key, include a plus sign (+) and the access key after the IP address or host name of the console. - If an access key is provided when the default console is set by xbconnect, the access key is stored as part of the default console’s address. - For more information about access keys, see xbconfig accesskey.
/LC	Specify the locale code. Used to override the default locale code

Remarks

Target files and directories in the shared scratch-drive partition

The drive-D partition is now accessible as a shared scratch space in the system and from within the Game OS. To list a directory from this shared drive, use xbdir (with or without the /x/title address) to access the drive partitions and files that are being used by the exclusive resource app. For example, to view all text files in a title’s root scratch directory on the console, use one of the following commands.

xbdir /X:/title XD:\*.txt

xbdir XD:\*.txt

If a legacy XBOX One Software Development Kit title is running, drive D is the legacy TitleScratch drive, which isn’t the same as drive D in the system but is accessible in the system via the TitleScratch network share when the title isn’t running.

Target files and directories in an app container

While an exclusive app is running, the app container is read-only and mapped to drive G in the exclusive partition. For example, to list the files in an application container while an exclusive app is running, use the following command.

xbdir /X:/title XG:\

Apps that are packaged at build time are read-only. Files and directories can be copied for these apps but can’t be added, deleted, or modified.

​Remarks

​Target files and directories in the shared scratch-drive partition

​Target files and directories in an app container

​See also

Remarks

Target files and directories in the shared scratch-drive partition

Target files and directories in an app container

See also