VMS Help DIRECTORY, Qualifiers, /BRIEF  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

       /BRIEF (default)

    Displays only a file's name, type, and version number. The brief
    format lists the files in alphabetical order from left to right
    on each line, in descending version number order. You can use the
    /ACL, /DATE, /FILE_ID, /FULL, /NOHEADING, /OWNER, /PROTECTION,
    /SECURITY, and /SIZE qualifiers to expand a brief display.