dir *3*.* does not work as expected

[miskox]

Hello all!

Put this .cmd in an empty folder:

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@echo off
break>FreeYD_2.1.2.exe
break>Pro_V2.1.9.exe
break>Pro_V3.exe
break>Pro_V3_1_5.exe
break>Pro_V3_2_8.exe

dir *3*.*

del *.exe
echo exe files deleted

dir

break>GIHO_TubeGet_FreeYD_1.2.7.exe
break>GIHO_TubeGet_FreeYD_2.1.2.exe
break>GIHO_TubeGet_Pro_V2.0.7.exe
break>GIHO_TubeGet_Pro_V2.1.4.exe
break>GIHO_TubeGet_Pro_V2.1.9.exe
break>GIHO_TubeGet_Pro_V3_1_5.exe
break>GIHO_TubeGet_Pro_V3_2_8.exe

dir *3*.*

Run it. It should display:

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c:\>a.cmd
14.07.2018  22:26                 0 Pro_V3.exe
14.07.2018  22:26                 0 Pro_V3_1_5.exe
14.07.2018  22:26                 0 Pro_V3_2_8.exe
               3 File(s)              0 bytes

exe files deleted

14.07.2018  22:26               442 a.cmd
               1 File(s)            442 bytes

 Directory of c:\

14.07.2018  22:26                 0 GIHO_TubeGet_Pro_V2.1.9.exe
14.07.2018  22:26                 0 GIHO_TubeGet_Pro_V3_1_5.exe
14.07.2018  22:26                 0 GIHO_TubeGet_Pro_V3_2_8.exe
14.07.2018  22:26                 0 GIHO_TubeGet_Pro_V2.0.7.exe
               4 File(s)              0 bytes
c:\>

At first only files with 3 in a filename are listed. Second dir shows files without 3 in the filename (GIHO_TubeGet_Pro_V2.1.9.exe for example).

(XP Pro, sp3)

Ideas?

Thanks.
Saso

[npocmaka_]

It checks also the short file names.

[sst]

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dir ????????*3*.*

Bypasses short file names but also file names with original length of less than 9

[penpen]

You could also use findstr, so this might help:

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dir /b * | findstr "3.*\."

penpen