Description	This unit contains the predefined subprograms that deal with directories. You can use these subprograms to list the contents of directories, create directories, change directories and return the current directory. All routines in the Dir module are exported qualified (and thus must be prefaced with "Dir.").
Entry Points	Open   Opens a directory stream in order to get a listing of the directory contents. Get   Gets the next file name in the directory listing. GetLong   Gets the next file name and other information in the directory listing. Close   Closes the directory stream. Create   Creates a new directory. Delete   Deletes a directory (must be empty). Change   Changes the current execution directory. Current   Returns the current execution directory. Exists   Returns whether a directory exists.
Details	Path names in Turing can be expressed using either forward slashes or backslashes. For example, Dir.Change ("d:\\turing files\\assignment 3") or Dir.Change ("d:/turing files/assignment 3") are both legal. Note that backslashes must be doubled in string literals. The "." directory represent the current directory (as in Dir.Open (".")), and the ".." directory represents the parent directory. For example, if the current execution directory is "d:/turing files/assignment 3", then Dir.Change ("..") changes the current execution directory to "d:/turing files".
See also	File unit for more explanation of the different ways of specifying a path name of a file or directory under the different operating systems.