Batch file – file name extract

batch file

I can get the jpg file names extracted to a text file using :

for  %%a in (*.jpg) do echo %%a >> get_files.txt

and this is the output :

Seedling-Acacia-Acinacea-Gold-Dust-Wattle-2-months.jpg

Seedling-Acacia-Acinacea-Gold-Dust-Wattle-6-months.jpg

now I want to output the file name with this path "/images/SeedlingDatabase/" and the output will be :

/images/SeedlingDatabase/Seedling-Acacia-Acinacea-Gold-Dust-Wattle-2-months.jpg

/images/SeedlingDatabase/Seedling-Acacia-Acinacea-Gold-Dust-Wattle-6-months.jpg

Any help appriciated. Thank you

Best Answer

for full path (with drive):

for %%a in (*.jpg) do @echo %%~fa

for path only (without file name and drive):

for %%a in (*.jpg) do @echo %%~pa

you can also prepend \images\SeedlingDatabase\ to the variable value making it:

for %%a in (*.jpg) do @echo \images\SeedlingDatabase\%%a

but i don't think that's exactly what you need

note: remove the extra % in local for variables when issuing the command directly without putting the code in scripts

I want to show all files path with the same name `new.txt` on drive `D:`

Expected Output:

Files found : 4
Files Paths : 
1 - D:\folder\new.txt
2 - D:\new folder\new.txt
3 - D:\files\new.txt
4 - D:\folder\new\new.txt

Use the following batch file:

@echo off
setlocal
rem change to the correct directory
cd /d d:\
rem count the files
dir /b new.txt /s 2> nul | find "" /v /c > %temp%\count
set /p _count=<%temp%\count
rem cleanup
del %temp%\count
rem output the number of files
echo Files found : %_count%
rem list the files
echo Files Paths :
dir /b new.txt /s
endlocal

An A-Z Index of the Windows CMD command line
A categorized list of Windows CMD commands
del - Delete one or more files.
dir - Display a list of files and subfolders.
endlocal - End localisation of environment changes in a batch file. Pass variables from one batch file to another.
find - Search for a text string in a file & display all the lines where it is found.
set - Display, set, or remove CMD environment variables. Changes made with SET will remain only for the duration of the current CMD session.
setlocal - Set options to control the visibility of environment variables in a batch file.

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