export list of files from windows command prompt

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I tried using FOR TOKENS but then had to strip headers and footers so I reverted back to #1. %~ftzaI - expands %I to a DIR like output lineĪlternative #1: FOR /R is more intuitive than #2 for me.Īlternative #2: FOR /F fixes the problem with 'spaces in names' in BrianAdkins' suggestion.Īlternative #3: FORFILES would be my pick except that the path is in double quotes.īrian or other gurus may have a more elegant solution or may be able to suggest a dozen other solutions but these three work. %~dp$PATH:I - searches the directories listed in the PATHĮnvironment variable for %I and expands to theĭrive letter and path of the first one found.

Export list of files from windows command prompt full#

%~fsI - expands %I to a full path name with short names only %~nxI - expands %I to a file name and extension only %~dpI - expands %I to a drive letter and path only The modifiers can be combined to get compound results: Search, then this modifier expands to the %~$PATH:I - searches the directories listed in the PATHĮnvironment variable and expands %I to theįully qualified name of the first one found. %~aI - expands %I to file attributes of file %~sI - expanded path contains short names only %~xI - expands %I to a file extension only %~fI - expands %I to a fully qualified path name %~I - expands %I removing any surrounding quotes (') You can now use the following optional syntax: It's not very nning it for folders containing a ton of files may be sketchy, so try it on small folders first.įrom the 'for /?' help text (I used 'a' instead of 'I') In addition, substitution of FOR variable references has been enhanced. This should do it: off & for /f %a in ('dir /s /b') do echo %~fa %~za