bash: dir: command not found

[megabytemb]

where is the fir command?

can i download it somewhere

[adamk]

There is no 'dir' command :-) 'dir' is a DOS command. You should read the man page for 'ls' since that is the common command on unix systems to show directory listings.

Adam

[intr]

Use ls(1). :)

[cajunman4life]

I use:

alias dir='ls -al'

which will yield similar results.

[hydra]

Welcome to the wonderful world of UNIX. Be sure to pick some literature, read, experience and enjoy ! Good luck.

[fronclynne]

This seemed useful to me a decade or so ago:
http://www.bhami.com/rosetta.html

Actually, it still is, sometimes.

[ale]

You may want to try emulators/mtools
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/emulators/mtools/pkg-descr

[fonz]

where is the fir command?

can i download it somewhere

On a more serious note (ahem...) I'm actually quite surprised that there apparently isn't some package called "fir" :e

Alphons

[vivek]

On Linux system ls and dir installed. I never understood why those distro included dir command. May be OP has some Linux background.

[tangram]

If you are used to dir create an alias.

For csh edit your .cshrc file and add:
alias dir 'ls -FG'

For zsh edit your .zshrc file and add:
alias dir='ls -FG'

For bash edit you .bashrc file and add:
alias dir='ls -FG'

-G colorizes the output and -F adds a trailing sign such as /, *, @ and so on according to file type.

For more info take a look at:
% man ls