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Concerning Windows batch files: Is there a way to list all the files (or all of a specific type) in a certain directory and its subdirectories, including the paths relative to the current (or the search) directory in the list?
For example, if I want all the .txt files in the current directory and subdirectories with their full paths, I can do
for /r . %%g in (*.txt) do echo %%g >> C:\temp\test.txt or
dir *.txt /b /s >> C:\temp\test.txt and I will get something like
C:\test\Doc1.txt C:\test\subdir\Doc2.txt C:\test\subdir\Doc3.txt If I do
for /r . %%g in (*.txt) do echo %%~nxg >> C:\temp\test.txt I will get something like
Doc1.txt Doc2.txt Doc3.txt But what I really want is:
Doc1.txt subdir\Doc2.txt subdir\Doc3.txt Is it possible?
If my post is too confusing: I basically want List files recursively in Linux CLI with path relative to the current directory, but just for Windows.
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Substitute dir /A:D. /B /S > FolderList. txt to produce a list of all folders and all subfolders of the directory. WARNING: This can take a while if you have a large directory.
The dir command displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory. With the /S option, it recurses subdirectories and lists their contents as well.
Use Relative Paths in Your Batch Files. Reader Paul writes in with an interesting tip for using relative paths in a batch file: you can use a special code to represent the current path—useful for batch files on a Flash drive.
Using the code below, the names of the folders and their associated paths are listed on column A and B: Using the Dir () function you can get the list of files and folders in a specific path. The Dir () function takes 2 input parameters, the directory path and the type of file we are looking for:
Batch Script - Listing Folder Contents. The listing of folder contents can be done with the dir command. This command allows you to see the available files and directories in the current directory. The dir command also shows the last modification date and time, as well as the file size.
If you use "%~dp0" (sans quotes) in a batch file, this will point to the batch file's path. For example : SET MAC=00:00:00:00:00:00.
The simplest (but not the fastest) way to iterate a directory tree and list relative file paths is to use FORFILES.
forfiles /s /m *.txt /c "cmd /c echo @relpath" The relative paths will be quoted with a leading .\ as in
".\Doc1.txt" ".\subdir\Doc2.txt" ".\subdir\Doc3.txt"
To remove quotes:
for /f %%A in ('forfiles /s /m *.txt /c "cmd /c echo @relpath"') do echo %%~A
To remove quotes and the leading .\:
setlocal disableDelayedExpansion for /f "delims=" %%A in ('forfiles /s /m *.txt /c "cmd /c echo @relpath"') do ( set "file=%%~A" setlocal enableDelayedExpansion echo !file:~2! endlocal ) or without using delayed expansion
for /f "tokens=1* delims=\" %%A in ( 'forfiles /s /m *.txt /c "cmd /c echo @relpath"' ) do for %%F in (^"%%B) do echo %%~F If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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