# Directory Question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/directory-question/5979>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [September 26, 2002, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/directory-question/5979 "2002-09-26T22:02:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![FrankM](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/frankm/32/69_2.png) [@FrankM](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FrankM)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/directory-question/5979/1 "2002-09-26T22:02:15Z")

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If I visit a Website (example [www.geocities.com/something/directory/file.html](http://www.geocities.com/something/directory/file.html)) and I want to see all the files in the directory (i.e. not just file.html but any other file in that directory as well). Is there a way to do that ?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/directory-question/5979/2 "2002-09-26T22:08:29Z")

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Some sites allow this and some don’t. On the webserver they’re running they can specify this. Eg.

If you type the name of some site as [www.blah.com/info/file.html](http://www.blah.com/info/file.html) it will show you file.html, but if you type [www.blah.com/info/](http://www.blah.com/info/) it **may** show you the directory contents of /info in a browsable manner.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/directory-question/5979/3 "2002-09-27T19:43:46Z")

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Thanks that what I was looking for

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/directory-question/5979/4 "2002-09-27T20:52:10Z")

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This should work anytime there’s no index.html in the folder, else this will be displayed by default, even if you finish the url by a / without a specific page!  
And if you’re allowed to view…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/directory-question/5979/5 "2002-09-27T20:56:11Z")

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Yes if there’s no index.htm(l) or default.htm(l) - for some IIS, the the directory structure is shown unless the settings are otherwise. Fortunately my web host doesnt allow this unlike many peoples who leave certain files in directories that they shouldnt.