Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 09:13:04 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Rushworth P-12 <Rushp-12 AT campaspe DOT net DOT au>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: How do i make a C program recieve command line switches.
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On 23 Feb 1998, Rushworth P-12 wrote:

> I'm Trying to make an alternative to DIR that can exclude file and list
> only certain types of files

Are you sure you need to write it from scratch?  If you just want a
tool (as opposed to fun), try the GNU Findutils (v2gnu/find41b.zip,
form the same place you get DJGPP).  It includes a program called
`find' which can already do that in a very versatile and flexible
way.