---
name: "IO.listDir"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/IO.listDir"
---

# IO.listDir(3kaya)

Get a list of files in a directory

## NAME

IO::listDir - Get a list of files in a directory

## SYNOPSIS

**\[String\] listDir(** *String dirname* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**dirname** The name of the directory

## DESCRIPTION

Returns a list of all file and sub-directory names in the directory, including **"."**  and **".."**

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.