Using the FOR command to copy files listed in a text file sides of march. A coworker asked me for a script. Heres the request would want to copy all files on this list an attached text document to another location doesnt really matter where for now. All are currently located in serversharefolder. The path in the new location should begin with the part after folderIn a nutshell, here is the high level description of what the script must do Given a text file which provides a list of files, copy the files from a fixed source to a fixed destination, recreating the directory trees on the destination. A simple file copy wont work because there may be files in the source folders which should not be copied. Sample content of the text file is clientCD1. I-UqGC4FBM/Vw-9a_l1_5I/AAAAAAAAIPE/eE6tdDF_AMITuXzDvwuKVFUwcFuLOEM9ACLcB/s640/windows-10-iso-file-5.jpg' alt='Copy File Folder Cmd' title='Copy File Folder Cmd' />Samarai LegendsDraftsdrafts folder. CD1. 20Samarai LegendsInboxLegends. CD1. 20Bushido WarriorsInboxWarrior Code. The solution to this is to make a simple batch file that parses the content of the text file, generating the appropriate xcopy command to copy the file. Well call the batch file xcopylist. Change c temp to whatever path you want the files copied to. I used c temp for testing. Change serversharefolder to the root folder of the files to copy. Game Zoo World 2 here. Dxcopy serversharefolderi c tempi i z y. Put the file list in the same directory as the batch file and name the file list filelist. Then run the batch file and viola Youve got to love the for command, which lets you among other things parse text files and use the line by line output. Another trick in here is the output parser pipe, which allows us to automatically press the D key with each xcopy command. Note The batch file overwrites files in the destination automatically. To turn this off have it prompt you, change y to y in the batch file. However, if youre using Windows NT 4. Windows XP and Windows 2. Copy File Folder Cmd' title='Copy File Folder Cmd' />140 comments to Using the FOR command to copy files listed in a text file. I want to make a. Here is exactly what I am trying to do. XCOPY. Copy files andor directory trees to another folder. XCOPY is similar to the COPY command except that it has additional switches to specify both the source. I am looking to open up a command prompt and pass in a copy command, some switches, and the source file plus destination. Ive tried the code below but nothing. Igi 7 Game. Midnight Club Los Angeles Torrent Iso Xbox360. Quickly Copy a File or Folder Path to the Clipboard in Mac OS X. How to Take Ownership of a file or folder using commandline in Windows Vista, 7,8 and 10.