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I am very New to Batch Script --

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As this below script is working fine for file-names -- (replacing space with underscore; recursively)

@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion

FOR /f "tokens=*" %%a IN ('DIR /s /b /a "*.txt"') DO (
SET Var=%%~na
SET Var=!Var: =_!
REN "%%a" "!Var!.txt"
)

I want the same kind of script for directory/Sub-Directories (recursively) as well ..
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If a single script solve both (files and directories) the purpose then it would be great.

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This below script is working for directory, but only for current directory not for sub-directories (recursively) ---

@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion

FOR /f "tokens=*" %%a IN ('DIR /s /b /ad') DO (
SET Var=%%~na
SET Var=!Var: =_!
REN "%%a" "!Var!"
)
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One more script is I am having --

@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION

for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir /b /s /ad') do (
set f=%%~A
set f=!f: =_! &rem replace space with underscore
if "%%~A" NEQ "!f!" echo ren "%%~A" !f!
)

This script is printing the commands for rename all the directories and sub-directories (recursively)
but when I am removing echo before ren ... and then after running- -

It is giving me an error - The Syntx of the command is incorrect.
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Please Help me in this way .... Lots of Thanks in Advance...

Please have a look and reply --


I am unknown to it.. .I have searched on google as well ... but not able to find a solution ..

Remove ~n

As you said - I removed - ~n -- like this...

@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion

FOR /f "tokens=*" %%a IN ('DIR /s /b /ad') DO (
SET Var=%%a
SET Var=!Var:_= !
REN "%%a" "!Var!"
)



but now it is giving me an error -- the syntax of command is incorrect.

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pawan26sas wrote:but now it is giving me an error -- the syntax of command is incorrect.

Where ?

Change '@echo off' to '@echo on' and use code tags like

Code: Select all

input

Code: Select all

output

Anyways, the syntax of your command is incorrect !
How about

Nope ...


Its not working...

neither -

@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion

FOR /f "tokens=*" %%a IN ('DIR /s /b /ad') DO (
SET Var=%%a
SET Var=!Var: =_!
REN "%%a" "!Var!"
)


nor

@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION

for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir /b /s /ad') do (
set f=%%~A
set f=!f: =_! &rem replace space with underscore
if "%%~A" NEQ "!f!" ren "%%~A" !f!
)

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Hmm, ok I took the wrong code you posted. This one does replace the {SPACE} with an underscore.
Anyways, I don't like to be ignored like that so I'll just leave you in your quest, good luck

Output - Running tree command before and after batch file.

Hi "Squashman" and "Ed Dyreen"

Thanks to you both for your quick reply.

These both the script is working fine for me.

Again, Thanks a Lot....