batch file to do sum bit thank you in advanced

[teamsheetz]

i have a notepad file with a list of folder names. what i need is a batch file that will read from the text file and copy the folders and move it to a different directory then delete the folder afterwords. the folders are
E:\Student Home Directories\ESHomeDir
and needs to move to
E:\Student Home Directories\HS
the text file will be located in
E:\Student Home Directories\ES_Student_Dir _2B_deleted.txt

Thanks in Advance
and i plan on placing the batch file in the same directory
E:\Student Home Directories\

[!k]

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@echo off
setlocal enableextensions

set "src=ESHomeDir"
set "trgt=HS"
set "lst=ES_Student_Dir_2B_deleted.txt"

for /f "delims=" %%d in (%lst%) do (
xcopy "%src%\%%d\*" "%trgt%\%%d" /i /s/e /k/r/h /q && rd /s /q "%src%\%%d"
)

Format of ES_Student_Dir_2B_deleted.txt is:
1st Student
2nd Student
3rd Student

Or if format is:
1st Student\
2nd Student\
3rd Student\
then remove "\" symbol from code "%src%\%%d\*"

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xcopy "%src%\%%d*" "%trgt%\%%d" /i /s/e /k/r/h /q && rd /s /q "%src%\%%d"

[orange_batch]

You've almost got it right. I haven't used xcopy lately so I won't pretend to know what all the switches do, however, following your example this should do the job. Use enabledelayedexpansion to check if the current line ends with a \ or not. If it doesn't, append a \.

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@echo off
setlocal enableextensions
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

set "src=ESHomeDir"
set "trgt=HS"
set "lst=ES_Student_Dir_2B_deleted.txt"

for /f "delims=" %%d in (%lst%) do (
set "step=%%d"
if "!step:~-1!" NEQ "\" set "step=%%d\"
xcopy "%src%\!step!*" "%trgt%\!step!" /i /s/e /k/r/h /q && rd /s /q "%src%\!step!"
)

If you need to remove the backslash anywhere, switch !step! with !step:~0,-1!

[!k]

Use enabledelayedexpansion...

This does not work if in the name presence exclamation mark
The next code works with all these entries:
1st Student
2nd Student\
Stupidest Student!

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@echo off
setlocal enableextensions

set "src=ESHomeDir"
set "trgt=HS"
set "lst=ES_Student_Dir_2B_deleted.txt"

for /f "delims=" %%d in (%lst%) do (
xcopy "%src%\%%d.\*" "%trgt%\%%d" /i /s/e /k/r/h /q && rd /s /q "%src%\%%d"
)

[orange_batch]

For some reason I confused you with the OP. I must have been sleepy.

!k could you explain how the inclusion of . changes the behaviour of:
xcopy "%src%\%%d.\*" "%trgt%\%%d" /i /s/e /k/r/h /q && rd /s /q "%src%\%%d"

?

[!k]

could you explain how the inclusion of . changes the behaviour

The point neutralizes trailing backslash.

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@echo off
for %%i in ("%~dp0") do echo StartDirName = %%~nxi
for %%i in ("%~dp0.") do echo StartDirName = %%~nxi
pause

Why? I do not know, because I do not coded cmd.exe