Windows – How to copy files according to file list using batch script

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I have a folder with a multitude of files, and I have a list (txt) of specific files which I want to copy from this folder.

It will go something like this:
For each filename:
cp (filename in folder) to (filename in new_folder)

How can I do the above using batch script?

Best Answer

Iterate over the text file:

for /f "delims=" %%L in (foo.txt) do

Copy the files:

copy "%%L" new_folder

Done:

for /f "delims=" %%L in (foo.txt) do copy "%%L" new_folder

Copy Files and Folder Structure Recursively between a Date Range

You can use PowerShell and Get-ChildItem to get the LastWriteTime attribute values of files recursively in a starting source directory.

For the source files that have the LastWriteTime attribute value within the date range, you can replace the source folder value with the destination folder value, and then use Copy-Item with the -Recurse -Force parameters to create the matching structure and copy over the files.

Note: I wrote this in both batch script logic and PowerShell script logic below for you.

Batch

Important: Just set the topmost variable values (src= and dest=) for the source and destination folders, and also for the to and from date values for the range you need (Date_From= and Date_To=) in MM/DD/YYYY format as set in those values in the below script example.

SET "src=c:\source\original"
SET "dest=c:\temp\new"
SET "Date_From=01/01/2017"
SET "Date_To=02/26/2017"

CALL :PSScript "%src%" "%dest%" "%Date_From%" "%Date_To%"

SET PowerShellDir=C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0
CD /D "%PowerShellDir%"
Powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& '%PSScript%'"
IF EXIST "%PSScript%" DEL /Q /F "%PSScript%"
EXIT

:PSScript
SET PSScript=%temp%\~tmp%~n0.ps1
IF EXIST "%PSScript%" DEL /Q /F "%PSScript%"

ECHO $src       ^= "%~1";                                                                            >>"%PSScript%"
ECHO $dest      ^= "%~2";                                                                            >>"%PSScript%"
ECHO $Date_From ^= "%~3";                                                                            >>"%PSScript%"
ECHO $Date_To   ^= "%~4";                                                                            >>"%PSScript%" 

ECHO $Date_From ^=[datetime]$Date_From;                                                              >>"%PSScript%"
ECHO $Date_To   ^=[datetime]$Date_To;                                                                >>"%PSScript%"

ECHO $srcFiles ^= ^(Get-ChildItem -Path $src -Recurse^);                                             >>"%PSScript%"
ECHO $srcFiles ^| %% {If^(^($_.LastWriteTime -ge $Date_From^) -or ^($_.LastWriteTime -le $Date_To^)^)>>"%PSScript%"
ECHO                 {                                                                               >>"%PSScript%"
ECHO                     $dPath ^= ^($_.FullName.Replace^($src,$dest^)^);                            >>"%PSScript%"
ECHO                     Copy-Item $_.FullName -destination $dPath -Recurse -Force;                  >>"%PSScript%"
ECHO                 }                                                                               >>"%PSScript%"
ECHO               };                                                                                >>"%PSScript%"
GOTO :EOF

PowerShell

Important: Just set the topmost variable values ($src= and $dest=) for the source and destination folders, and also for the to and from date values for the range you need ($Date_From= and $Date_To=) in MM/DD/YYYY format as set in those values in the below script example.

$src  = "c:\source\original";
$dest = "c:\temp\new";
$Date_From = "01/01/2017";
$Date_To   = "02/26/2017";

$Date_From = [datetime]$Date_From;
$Date_To   = [datetime]$Date_To;

$srcFiles = (Get-ChildItem -Path $src -Recurse);
$srcFiles | % {If(($_.LastWriteTime -ge $Date_From) -or ($_.LastWriteTime -le $Date_To))
                {
                    $dPath = ($_.FullName.Replace($src,$dest));
                    Copy-Item $_.FullName -destination $dPath -Recurse -Force ; 
                }
              };

Further Resources

Call
PowerShell Data Types
Get-ChildItem
If
ForEach-Object

Standard Aliases for Foreach-Object: the '%' symbol, ForEach
Replace()
Copy-Item

PowerShell – Move and Rename Unknown Named Images

How can I copy 10 files to a new directory and rename them with a pattern?

Use the following batch file (test.cmd):

@echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "source_dir=f:\test\jpg"
set "target_dir=f:\test\target"
for /f "tokens=*" %%f in ('dir /b %source_dir%\*.jpg') do (
  set /a "count+=1"
  set /a "target_count=!count!+100"
  copy "%source_dir%\%%f" "!target_dir!\e!target_count!.jpg" > nul
  if !count! EQU 10 goto :done
  )
rem finished
:done
endlocal

Notes:

Change source_dir and target_dir as appropriate

Example:

> dir jpg
 Volume in drive F is Expansion
 Volume Serial Number is 3656-BB63

 Directory of F:\test\jpg

12/03/2019  11:39    <DIR>          .
12/03/2019  11:39    <DIR>          ..
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 Test_image (01).jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 Test_image (02).jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 Test_image (03).jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 Test_image (04).jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 Test_image (05).jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 Test_image (06).jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 Test_image (07).jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 Test_image (08).jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 Test_image (09).jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 Test_image (10).jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 Test_image (11).jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 Test_image (12).jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 Test_image (13).jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 Test_image (14).jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 Test_image (15).jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 Test_image (16).jpg
              16 File(s)         70,864 bytes
               2 Dir(s)  1,005,493,501,952 bytes free

> test
> dir target
 Volume in drive F is Expansion
 Volume Serial Number is 3656-BB63

 Directory of F:\test\target

12/03/2019  12:07    <DIR>          .
12/03/2019  12:07    <DIR>          ..
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 e101.jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 e102.jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 e103.jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 e104.jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 e105.jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 e106.jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 e107.jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 e108.jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 e109.jpg
12/03/2019  11:34             4,429 e110.jpg
              10 File(s)         44,290 bytes
               2 Dir(s)  1,005,493,379,072 bytes free

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