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batch file for backup

I want batch file which will copy tar from one folder to another with date time attahed to it
ex..folder1/a.tar to folder2/a_date_time.tar

Thanks for suggestions.

Valleriani

How about this? Changing the file name would be more of an issue to do because of the extention. This is a bit cleaner as well.. Apologizes if its not exactly what you want.

You set the folder to get .tar files, and backup folder. It will copy them like C:\Backup\11-04-08_11-37\filename.tar.. etc

so month-date-year_time (can't use : in files)

@echo off
:: variables
set folder=C:\TEST
set files=*.tar
set bfolder=C:\Backup
set date=%date:~0,2%-%date:~3,2%-%date:~6,6%_
for /f "tokens=1-5 delims=:" %%d in ("%time%") DO SET time=%%d-%%e
 
echo ### Backing up directory...
xcopy /s /c /d /e /h /i /r /y "%folder%\%files%" "%bfolder%\%date%%time%\%
 
files%"
echo Backup Complete! - Saved to %bfolder%\%date%%time%\"
@pause

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Manish

ASKER

in my batch file when I am printing date it is coming like this
We- 1-/05/20_
why so?

Manish

ASKER

I got this
This is because
set date=%date:~0,2%-%date:~3,2%-%date:~6,6%

Valleriani

Yeah, your date format is different then mine, let me see if I can find something, give me a couple!

Manish

ASKER

Format is
Wed 11/05/2008