Dired is the Emacs facility that displays the contents of a file directory and allows you to "edit the directory," performing operations on the files in the directory. See section AB. Dired, the Directory Editor.

Dired is the name of an advanced directory editor for the Emacs text editor, which runs on any platform Emacs will. Its commands are generally more modal than most Emacs commands since Dired is a specialized major mode in and of itself. Dired can perform all expected operations; in operation and use more akin to an orthodox file manager like Midnight Commander.