Help with simple code

[AlbRodriguez]

Dear friends,

I am using a code to delete headers (line 1 to 82) from all .txt files inside one folder. The thing is this code works for relatively small files, but when I try to use on big files, the code does nothing. I think it is because it is using temporary files.

Can someone help me modify this code to not use temporary files and just delete on each one of .txt file from line 1 to 82? Thank you!

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@echo off
for %%f in (*.txt) do (
    more +82 "%%f" > "%TEMP%\%%f"
    move /y "%TEMP%\%%f" "%%f" > nul
)
echo Done.

[pieh-ejdsch]

Hallo AlbRodriguez,

this is certainly due to the number of lines.
From 65534 lines you need a confirmation with the space bar for each of the next 65534 lines.
The creation of a temporary file can not be avoided.
But you can bypass the keypress.
As many small files are created as are needed until the end (ie each file 65534 lines).
After a short wait - all files must be ready - these files will be joined together.
Subsequently, the processes are stopped.

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@echo off
setlocal
if .%1 == ./read goto :read
if .%1 == ./write goto :write

set "file=D:\output2"
 rem up to 2 g lines
set /a skip=1700000
set "out=D:\newfile"

set "tempout=D:\output_"

echo check file ...
for /f %%i in (' find /c /v "" ^<%file% ') do set "N=%%i"
2>nul del "%out%%N%Y"
2>nul del "%out%%N%X"
echo wait for creating seperate files ...
if .%1 == . start "read" /wait 2>nul cmd /c "2>nul "%~f0" /read | "%~f0" /write"
echo new file created.
echo done
pause
exit /b

:read
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
promt $g$s.
>nul ping localhost -n 1
for /l %%n in (%skip% 65534 %N% ) do (
  >&3 echo create file at line %%n ...
  2>nul start "%%n" /b cmd /c " <%file% more +%%n | >"%tempout%%%n" find /v "" " 2>nul
  for /l %%i in (1 40000 %%n) do @ >nul ping localhost -2 nul
)
>&3 echo Line %N% arrived ...
>&3 echo wait for all files ...
>>"%out%%N%Y" type nul
:waitR
if NOT exist "%out%%N%X" >nul ping localhost -n 2 & goto :waitR
del "%out%%N%X"
exit /b

:write
prompt $g$s-
echo please wait ...
>nul ping localhost -n 30
:waitW
if NOT exist "%out%%N%Y" >nul ping localhost -n 3 & goto :waitW
echo skip lines -- merge file(s)
>"%out%" type nul
for /l %%n in (%skip% 65534 %N% ) do (
  >>"%out%" type "%tempout%%%n"
  for /l %%j in (1 40000 %%n) do @ >nul ping localhost -2 nul
)
2>nul >nul taskkill /f /im more.com /im find.exe
for /l %%n in (%skip% 65534 %N% ) do 2>nul del "%tempout%%%n"
>>"%out%%N%X" type nul
2>nul del "%out%%N%Y"
exit /b

Phil