Simple Batch file to copy specific directories

[bbbngowc]

Hi,

Just wondering how to copy directories where the name = ABC* and the files contained therein. I can do a dir /d ABC*, but I can't do a copy or xcopy ABC*\*.*

Any suggestions?

[IcemanND]

for /f %%_ in ('dir /ad /b from\ab*') do xcopy from\%%_\*.* to\%%_\ /s /e

[bbbngowc]

Hi,

Thanks IcemanND for the help with the following command. I changed the xcopy to dir for a test before the copy, and it works, but why would it miss the folders with 'spaces' in the name? What's needed to so that it sees all the folders including those with space in the name?

for /f %_ in ('dir /ad /b c:\dir\*') do dir "c:\dir\%_\*.*"

[IcemanND]

Add the tokens option to the for command.

for /f "tokems=*" %_ in ('dir /ad /b c:\dir\*') do dir "c:\dir\%_\*.*"

[jaclaz]

Just in case :

for /f "tokems=*" %_ in ('dir /ad /b c:\dir\*') do dir "c:\dir\%_\*.*"

tokens

jaclaz

[IcemanND]

OK, OK, I'll turn the spell checker back on.