Windows batch file with TYPE command

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I have 10 files like below:

file1.txt (file content = "i contain text for file1")
file2.txt (file content = "i contain text for file2")
file3.txt (file content = "i contain text for file3")

and so

I am trying to do a TYPE command like:

type file*.txt > OUTPUT.txt

this works to output the file contents only. i need output to also have filename for each file.

my output.txt file should look like this:

file1.txt = "i contain text for file1"
file2.txt = "i contain text for file2"
file3.txt = "i contain text for file3"

Best Answer

Create a batch file called proc.bat which contains:

echo %1=>>output.txt
type %1>>output.txt

Then use this command:

for %v in (file*.txt) do proc %v

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Since the folders are unique and non-sequential, I will assume you know in advance what they are.

You can use xcopy for this or robocopy

This is with xcopy

xcopy "c:\myfile.txt" "c:\parent\subfolder1\" /z /i
xcopy "c:\myfile.txt" "c:\parent\subfolder2\" /z /i 
xcopy "c:\myfile.txt" "c:\parent\subfolder3\" /z /i
xcopy "c:\myfile.txt" "c:\parent\subfolder4\" /z /i
xcopy "c:\myfile.txt" "c:\parent\subfolder5\" /z /i

xcopy "c:\myfile2.txt" "c:\parent\subfolder1\" /z /i
xcopy "c:\myfile2.txt" "c:\parent\subfolder2\" /z /i
xcopy "c:\myfile2.txt" "c:\parent\subfolder3\" /z /i
xcopy "c:\myfile2.txt" "c:\parent\subfolder4\" /z /i
xcopy "c:\myfile2.txt" "c:\parent\subfolder5\" /z /i

Save the code to notepad, and save as. Name it Copy.bat (note the .bat), Run it. All done.

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