I want to remove folder that existe in many project in the same workspace folder like below :
Workspace :
/project1/generated
/project2/generated
I tried the code below,but deosn't work :
del /q "workspace\(*)\generated\*"
FOR /D %%p IN ("workspace\(*)\generated\*.*") DO rmdir "%%p" /s /q
Please can someone help ?
Thanks in advance .
If you are deleting the directory (and all files it contains), then the following will work. When you are confident that the correct directories will be deleted, delete the -WhatIf from the Remove-Item command.
Get-ChildItem -Directory -Path 'C:\workspace\project*\generated' | Remove-Item -Recurse -WhatIf
If you must do it from a cmd.exe shell or .bat script, you could:
powershell -NoLogo -NoProfile -Command ^
"Get-ChildItem -Directory -Path 'C:\workspace\project*\generated' | " ^
"Remove-Item -Recurse -WhatIf"
Related
Just wanted to ask for help in batch file. I need to have a text file where the file names of excluded files would be stored in the deletion of files with 6 months above date.
Inside list.txt are trial.csv, trial2.csv which are older than 6 months but should be excluded in the deletion since it is in my list.
I have this code but can't seem to make it work. Please help
#echo off
set exclude_file=C:\Users\Desktop\Test\list.txt
set directory=C:\Users\Desktop\Test
forfiles /p %directory% /s /m *.* /c "cmd /c if #fdate < %date% -180 and not #isdir == true (find /i ""#fname"" < %exclude_file% >nul || del /q #path)"
pause
If you are okay with using Powershell, try this. Would recommend using a -whatif on the remove-item line for testing. Use at your own risk...
$protectedFiles = Get-Content -Path "C:\Users\Desktop\Test\list.txt" | Where {$_}
$oldFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Users\Desktop\Test" -File -Recurse -Force | Where-Object { !$_.PSIsContainer -and $_.LastWriteTime -lt (Get-Date.AddMonths(-6)}
Foreach($oldFile in $oldFiles){
If ($protectedFiles -NotContains $($_.Name)){Remove-Item $_ -Force}
}
I need to find the path of every folder that contains the words "test" or "Test" or "TEST" in a specific location. The file tree is huge.
This is to remove every folder that contains "test". I've tried using
the findstr function.
findstr /i "test"
I expect to get every folder path that contains "test"
The list of directories can be generated and iterated over using a FOR loop. When you are satisfied that the correct directories will be deleted, remove the echo from the line containing rmdir.
#echo off
pushd \
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir /s /b /a:d "*test*"') do (
echo if exist "%%~a" (rmdir /s /q "%%~a")
)
popd
If you wanted to push ahead into Powershell, which Microsoft says is the future, something like this might work. When you are satisfied that the correct directories will be removed, remove the -WhatIf from the Remove-Item cmdlet.
=== Remove-TestDirectories.ps1
$previousdir = ":" # set to impossible filesystem name
Get-ChildItem -Directory -Recurse -Path "C:\" -Filter "*test*" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Sort-Object -Property FullName |
ForEach-Object {
#"{0} and {1} and {2}" -f #($previousdir, $_.FullName, $_.FullName.StartsWith($previousdir))
if (-not $_.FullName.StartsWith($previousdir)) {
$previousdir = $_.FullName
if (Test-Path -Path $_.FullName) { Remove-Item -Path $_.FullName -Recurse -WhatIf}
}
}
This can be run from a cmd.exe shell.
powershell -NoLogo -NoProfile -File Remove-TestDirectories.ps1
I running an xcopy command to transfer from one file to the other.
xcopy /s "c:\users\documents\thisfile.txt" "d:\otherfiles\1.2.1"
I'd like to be able to just copy the file into the most recent folder in the otherfiles directory rather than hard coding it every time a new version folder is created. These are versions numbers and these tend to just increase.
Is this entirely possible?
If you wanted to do this in PowerShell, it is possible. This would require PowerShell 3.0 or higher. It can be done with 2.0, but would require changes. Hopefully, you are on or can upgrade to a modern-day version of PowerShell.
When you are confident that the file will be copied correctly, remove the -WhatIf from the Copy-Item cmdlet.
$fn = 'C:/src/t/xxx.txt'
$destbasedir = 'C:/src/t/lastdir'
Get-ChildItem -Directory -Path $destbasedir |
Sort-Object -Property Name |
Select-Object -Last 1 |
ForEach-Object { Copy-Item -Path $fn -Destination $_.FullName -Whatif }
This could be put into a .bat file script.
SET "FN=C:\src\t\xxx.txt"
SET "DESTBASEDIR=C:\src\t\lastdir"
powershell -NoProfile -Command ^
"Get-ChildItem -Directory -Path %DESTBASEDIR% |" ^
"Sort-Object -Property Name |" ^
"Select-Object -Last 1 |" ^
"ForEach-Object { Copy-Item -Path "%FN%" -Destination "$_.FullName" -Whatif }"
Ok, it is possible to check the versions of the directories, but that will take a bit more code as we cannot simply remove the dots to get a numeric value and compare to the next. The reason being, considering versions 1.2.3 and 1.23 if we remove the dots to make it a matchable numeric value, both these will end up being being 123 therefore each version section would need to be tested.
However, based on your comments to my questions, you create new versions as folders, and therefor it ia sortable by date, so simply run a dir command and sort by created date. It will set the latest folder as the variable you need:
#echo off
for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir /b /ad /o:d D:\otherfiles') do set "myvar=%%i"
xcopy /s "c:\users\documents\thisfile.txt" "d:\otherfiles\%myvar%"
I am new to coding / programming and trying to create a simple robocopy routine that automates the duplication of a template project folder from one location to the main project drive, then renames the "00-000" portion of the folder (which is always at the beginning of the name) and contained subfolders and files based on a user specified variable. Here is what my robocopy routine looks like.
echo off
robocopy "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\ACAD_Config\00-000-NewProject" "T:\Projects" /xd Dfsrprivate /s /e /W:0 /xd DfsrPrivate /r:0 /np
The rename portion is where I get lost. Once the 00-000-NewProject folder has been created on the T:\ drive, it should be time to rename the folder and contained sub-folders and files.
For example,
Routine prompts to set variableA "Enter project number:"
User enters variableA definition, "EP-001"
Routine verifies changes that are about to be made "The Project Number for all folders and files will be renamed to: 'EP-001' is this correct Y/N ?"" (y = confirm changes and on to step 4. n = reenter project number)
This routine replaces any instance of (00-000) contained within the 00-000-NewProject folder with VariableA
Is my idea possible with windows CMD? I would like to avoid installing any 3rd party applications as updates and maintenance can get hairy in a 100 person firm. Any help would be greatly appreciated but further explanation of any suggested code would be most useful in teaching myself how to program. Thank you in advance!
I believe this is what you are trying to do, but as #Guildencrantz mentions, you may need to clarify further about your project structure, files, did you mean file names only, directories, etc.
Example batch file
To use, rename d:\test to your t: directory, remove the echo statements so commands execute, etc.
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set variableA=EP-001
set newfolder=%variableA%-NewProject
echo robocopy "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\ACAD_Config\00-000-NewProject" "D:\test\Projects\%newfolder%" /xd Dfsrprivate
::: rename all files under T:\Projects\%newfolder% that start with 00-000 prefix with the variableA prefix
for /r D:\test\Projects\%newfolder%\ %%f in (*) do (
::: #echo Found: %%f
set newname=%%f
call set newname=!newname:00-000=%variableA%!
#echo ren %%f !newname!
)
endlocal
Sample Output:
D:\test>rename1.cmd
robocopy "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\ACAD_Config\00-000-NewProject" "D:\test\Projects\EP-001-NewProject" /xd Dfsrprivate
ren D:\test\Projects\EP-001-NewProject\00-000-one.txt D:\test\Projects\EP-001-NewProject\EP-001-one.txt
ren D:\test\Projects\EP-001-NewProject\00-000-two.txt D:\test\Projects\EP-001-NewProject\EP-001-two.txt
I see that this is old. It may not matter now, but it was interesting to work out. The difficult spot was renaming the directories from the furthest leaf back to the root.
$project_base = 'C:/src/t/bn'
$template_dir = "$($project_base)/00-000-NewProject"
$project_name_approved = $false
do {
$pn = Read-Host 'Please enter the new project name'
$new_project_dir = "$($project_base)/$($pn)-NewProject"
if (Test-Path -Path $new_project_dir) {
Write-Host "Project $($pn) already exists. Please choose another project name."
} else {
$ap = Read-Host "Rename new project to $($pn)? (Y/N)"
if ($ap -match '^y') { $project_name_approved = $true }
}
} until ($project_name_approved)
# Create the new project directory and copy template files
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $new_project_dir | Out-Null
Copy-Item -Path "$($template_dir)\*" -Destination $new_project_dir -Recurse -Exclude DfsrPrivate
# Rename directories first, from the longest leaf in the tree back to the shortest
$dir_names = Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Directory -Path $new_project_dir |
Sort-Object -Property Length -Descending |
ForEach-Object {
$fn = Split-Path $_ -Leaf
if ($fn -match '^00-000') {
Rename-Item -Path $_.FullName -NewName "$($fn -replace '^00-000', $pn)"
}
}
Get-ChildItem -Path $new_project_dir -File -Recurse |
ForEach-Object {
Rename-Item -Path $_.FullName -NewName $($_.Name -replace '00-000', $pn)
}
I've created a batch file to move files that are over 30 days old to an archive folder. I would also like to append a string of text to the end of the files that are moved. Here is what I have for moving the files older than 30 days:
robocopy "C:\...\Data" "C:\...\Archives" /move /minage:30
That part is working great. Any advice on the best way to add a string of text such as "XYZ" to the end? I.E. datafile_XYZ.txt
Thank you in advance for any help!
This could be accomplished with a one-line PowerShell command:
powershell "Get-ChildItem C:\...\Archives\*.* | Where-Object {$_.Name -notlike '"*_XYZ.*'"} | Foreach-object {Rename-Item -Path $_.FullName -NewName ($_.name -replace '\.', '_XYZ.')}"
forfiles /d -30 /m *txt "cmd /c ren #file #fname_xyz.#ext"
more info - http://ss64.com/nt/forfiles.html