JSI Tip 1874. The Resource Kit ForFiles command.
Jerold Schulman
December 5, 1999
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ForFiles is a command-line tool for selecting files for batch processing.
ForFiles enables you to run a command on/pass arguments to multiple files. It is simpler to use than the FOR command.
The syntax is:
ForFiles [-ppath] [-msearchmask] [-ccommand] [-dddmmyy] [-s] [-v] [-?]
Where:
-ppath | is the path to start searching. |
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-msearchmask | is the seach mask, where *.* is the default. |
-ccommand | is a command to execute on each file. the default command is "cmd /c echo @file". Other variables are @path and @relpath |
-dddmmyy | Files with a date >= ddmmyy are selected. |
-s | Sub-directories are processed. |
-v | Verbose output is selected. |
? | Help. |
Example:
ForFiles -pc: -s -m*.bat -c"cmd /c echo @file is a batch file"
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