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Windows command line command to move a fixed number of files from all subdirectories
Posted on 2014-02-26
I would like a Windows batch file for DOS (not Powershell) to move JUST 100 files from folder S:\SOURCE to folder D:\Destination INCLUDING files WITHIN SUBDIRECTORIES (duplicate filenames not moved).
I want the maximum number of files moved to be 100.
I want the maximum number of files moved to be 100.
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Give this a try:
@echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set BaseDir=S:\Source
set DestDir=D:\Destination
set MaxFiles=100
set Count=0
for /f "tokens=*" %%A in ('dir /a-d /b /s "%BaseDir%\*.*") do (
if not exist "%DestDir%\%%~nxA" (
set /a Count+=1
if !Count! GTR %MaxFiles% goto :Done
move "%%~A" "%DestDir%"
)
)
:Done
Bill,
It doesn't matter which hundred are moved.
Also, it seems that there is a syntax error in your code.
Thank you.
It doesn't matter which hundred are moved.
Also, it seems that there is a syntax error in your code.
Thank you.
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Sorry, looks like I forgot a trailing single quote on the FOR line. Try this:
@echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set BaseDir=S:\Source
set DestDir=D:\Destination
set MaxFiles=100
set Count=0
for /f "tokens=*" %%A in ('dir /a-d /b /s "%BaseDir%\*.*"') do (
if not exist "%DestDir%\%%~nxA" (
set /a Count+=1
if !Count! GTR %MaxFiles% goto :Done
move "%%~A" "%DestDir%"
)
)
:Done
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