How do I display list of folder (as text file)

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Hello, I'm trying to make a program so that it can make a list of file(s) in a folder and display them in the Command Window so the user can see it.
I have tried to use dir function to get the list of files but I don't know how to make it into something that can be displayed. I don't know how to go from here so this is the only thing I have so far:
a = dir;
a.name %I got all the files name on this step
I'm trying to achieve something like this in the command window:
>>Existing files: %I'm trying to display this list, which varies depends on the files in the folder
- a.m
- b.txt
Choose file to load:
>> <User input>
Thank you

Accepted Answer

David Fletcher
David Fletcher on 7 May 2018
files=dir
sprintf('%s \n',files.name)
fName=input('choose file:','s')
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David Fletcher
David Fletcher on 7 May 2018
After a bit of searching and testing you can use
files=files(~ismember({files.name},{'.','..'}))
to remove the offending entries

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