FORFILES

Batch process multiple files.

FORFILES [-pPath] [-s] [-dDate] [-mMask] [-v] [-cCommand]

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-cCommand (NT4)

Command to execute on each file, default="CMD /C Echo @FILE"

The variables can be used in the -cCommand (must be upper case):

• @FILE
• @FNAME_WITHOUT_EXT
• @EXT
• @PATH
• @RELPATH
• @ISDIR
• @FSIZE
• @FDATE
• @FTIME

To ECHO Hex characters in the Command use: 0xHH

-dDate (NT4)

Date can be:

• +DDMMYY to select files newer than a given date (filedate >=DDMMYY) (v1.0) (v1.1)
• -DDMMYY to select files older than a given date (filedate <=DDMMYY) (v1.1)
• +DD to select files newer than DD days ago (v1.0) (v1.1)
• -DD to select files older than DD days ago (v1.1)

-mMask (NT4)

Search mask (wildcards allowed), default=*.*

-pPath (NT4)

Path to search, default=current folder

-s (NT4)

Recurse into sub-folders.

-v (NT4)

Verbose report.

FOR - Conditionally perform a command several times.
MUNGE - Find and Replace text within file(s).
Equivalent Linux BASH commands:
for - Expand words, and execute commands.
case - Conditionally perform a command.
eval - Evaluate several COMMANDS/arguments.
if - Conditionally perform a command.
gawk - Find and Replace text within file(s).
m4 - Macro processor.
until - Execute commands (until error).
while - Execute commands.

• Version 1.0
• Version 1.1

Version 1.0 of FORFILES will only search for files newer than a specified date -dDate).

Version 1.1 of FORFILES will search for files Newer or Older than a specified date -dDate).

Version 1.1 can be downloaded from ftp://www.microsoft.com/

To find every text file on the C: drive:

    FORFILES -pC:\ -s -m*.TXT -c"CMD /C Echo @FILE is a text file"

To show the path of every HTML file on the C: drive:

    FORFILES -pC:\ -s -m*.HTML -c"CMD /C Echo @RELPATH is the location of @FILE"

List every folder on the C: drive:

    FORFILES -pC:\ -s -m*. -c"CMD /C if @ISDIR==TRUE echo @FILE is a folder"

For every file on the C: drive list the file extension in double quotes:

    FORFILES -pC:\ -s -m*.* -c"CMD /c echo extension of @FILE is 0x22@EXT0x22

List every file on the C: drive last modified over 100 days ago:

    FORFILES -pC:\ -s -m*.* -d-100 -c"CMD /C Echo @FILE : date >= 100 days"

Find files last modified before 01-Jan-1995:

    FORFILES -pC:\ -s -m*.* -d-010195 -c"CMD /C Echo @FILE is quite old!"

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External Resource Kit

DOS

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Windows

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Windows NT

NT4 NT2003