The DIR element was designed to be used for creating multicolumn directory lists.

DIR元素被设计用来创建多列目录列表。

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When you type LS it just lists what's in your current folder, my current folder or my so-called home directory.

当你输入LS时，它会把你当前目录下的文件罗列出来，当前目录或者根目录。

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Alternatively, reference can be made to a publication called the 'Insurance Directory' which lists companies, or to the Register of Friendly Societies which also offers ways of tracing assets.

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He also performed stints at the London Fertility Clinic and the private Portland Hospital in central London and the medical directory of all doctors lists the London Women's Clinic in Harley Street as his place of work.

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The lists can be integrated with existing firewall user databases or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol files.

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