# List files local directory (file name Strings)

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**Created:** [11 March 2025 07:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/list-files-local-directory-file-name-strings/95915 "2025-03-11T07:21:32Z")\
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Still none of the information requested, I will ask one more time for an example of the data and output.

There’s a great page in the docs ([Working with messages : Node-RED](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/messages)) that will explain how to use the debug panel to find the right path/value for any data item.

Pay particular attention to the part about the buttons that appear under your mouse pointer when you over hover a debug message property in the sidebar.

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In order to make code readable and usable it is necessary to surround your code with three backticks (also known as a left quote or backquote `````)

````auto
``` 
   code goes here 
```

````

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See this post for more details - [How to share code or flow json](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-code-or-flow-json/506)

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