Path inclusion in Dir

[drgt]

How to get the path included in the results for each file when executing a dir /b command?

[aGerman]

Depends on how to use DIR /B. Do you execute it across the current working directory?

Regards
aGerman

[drgt]

Either way.

I know that if I include the /s switch, I get the path BUT I also get any subdirectories.

[trebor68]

The command "DIR /b" will only have a result the file name.

With the command "DIR /b /s" will have any file name also the path name included.

Directly is this not possible what you want. But you can use the following code:

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for /f %a in ('dir /b') do echo %cd%\%a

[drgt]

The command "DIR /b" will only have a result the file name.

With the command "DIR /b /s" will have any file name also the path name included.

Directly is this not possible what you want. But you can use the following code:

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for /f %a in ('dir /b') do echo %cd%\%a

Thanks.

Can we get rid of the echo line and the blank line between each file?

[aGerman]

Prepend @echo off to the code.

Regards
aGerman

[drgt]

Prepend @echo off to the code.

Regards
aGerman

Thanks.
I noticed
@echo off and
echo off
do the same thing. Also the prompt disappears.

Can we include the echo command in the for line in such a way that when execution finishes the prompt comes back?

[aGerman]

Write an echo on as next line.

Regards
aGerman

[trebor68]

If you use the code at the prompt then use this code:

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for /f %a in ('dir /b') do @echo %cd%\%a

In a seperate batch file:

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@echo off
for /f %%a in ('dir /b') do echo %cd%\%%a

When you will save the files with complete path in a text file:

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for /f %a in ('dir /b') do echo %cd%\%a >TestFile.txt

[drgt]

Thank you!

That redirection to txt file though, only gives the last file.

[dbenham]

You can switch to >> instead:

> = redirect output to a new file (overwrite any existing file)

>> = redirect output to a file - append to existing file or create file if it doesn't exist yet.

The append in a loop must repeatedly open and close the file. You can speed the process up by enclosing the entire loop in parentheses and redirecting so that it only opens and closes once:

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( for /f %%a in ('dir /b') do echo %cd%\%%a )>TestFile.txt

An alternative to using %cd% is to use the ~f modifier (includes full path)

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( for /f %%a in ('dir /b') do echo %%~fa )>TestFile.txt

You can get the same result using the simplest form of FOR without needing the DIR command:

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( for %%a in (*) do echo %%~fa )>TestFile.txt

One nice feature of this form is you can use multiple wildcard expressions in the same FOR loop. For example, this will capture all .TXT and .DOC files, but ignore other file extensions:

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( for %%a in (*.txt *.doc) do echo %%~fa )>TestFile.txt

Dave Benham

[drgt]

@Dave

Thanks, however these commands give the following error:

%%a was unexpected at this time.

I got the desired results by replacing %% with % and echo with @echo.


Is there a way to get the number of files at the bottom of testfile.txt?

[trebor68]

For the prompt all in one row:

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(set num=0) & (for %a in (*) do @(echo %~fa)&(set/a num+=1 >nul)) & (echo !num! files)

For the batch file with writing in the file:

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@echo off
SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
if exist Testfile.txt del Testfile.txt
set num=0
for %%a in (*) do (
  echo %%~fa >>Testfile.txt
  set/a num+=1
)
echo !num! files >>Testfile.txt

[drgt]

For the prompt all in one row:

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(set num=0) & (for %a in (*) do @(echo %~fa)&(set/a num+=1 >nul)) & (echo !num! files)

Thanks.
Can you include the redirection to testfile.txt and review the formula because now it displays

!num! files

instead of a number.

[trebor68]

At the prompt and save result in a text file (all in one row):

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(set num=0) & (for %a in (*) do @(echo %~fa >>testfile.txt)&(set/a num+=1 >nul)) & (echo %num% files >>testfile.txt)

I will hope that is now all ok.
In Win XP at my systym will all working correct.

File format testfile.txt is:
path\file
path\file
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