DESCRIBE — Set file and directory descriptions

Synopsis

DESCRIBE [/?] [/A[+|-]drash] [/S[+|-]drash] [/E/N/Q/U[+|-]] [/Ddescription] Filespecs…

DESCRIBE [/?] [/A[+|-]drash] [/S[+|-]drash] [/E/N/Q/U[+|-]] Filespecs… Description

Options

/?

Display command syntax information.

/A

Select files by attribute.

/S

Recurse into subdirectories.

/E

Do not display non-fatal error messages.

/N

Simulate execution.

/U

Do not display summary information.

/Q

Operate quietly.

Description

The DESCRIBE command applies descriptions to all files that match the supplied search wildcard specifications. The description is visible from the WPS desktop by opening the properties notebook for the relevant file and looking in the "Subject" field on the "File" page.

The DESCRIBE command can be used in one of two ways. If the /D option is used, then all non-option arguments are treated as wildcard specifications. If the /D option is not used, then the final non-option argument is taken as the description, and any preceding non-option arguments are treated as wildcard specifications. In either case, the descriptions of all files that match the wildcard specifications are set.

Related commands

COPYPLUS COPYSTD MORE MOVE RENAME DEL TRUENAME TYPE