Dir /ad will return only directories. I agree - the For /F option is ideal here. If you want something a little more permanent, create a batch file with
-------robo.bat-------- For /F %%i in (DirectoriesToCopy.txt) do robocopy /mir %%i %1 -------robo.bat-------- To use it, run dir /ad/b > DirectoriesToCopy.txt, edit that to reflect just the files you want and then run robo.bat DESTINATION The only thing you do one-off is recreate the text file of directories. From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 2:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: File Copier with GUI? Note if your files don't have periods in them, dir *. /b will grab directories (and files without extensions). On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: You say subdirectories...as in directories under a folder... What's wrong with robocopy <source> <dest> /mir <include other flags as necessary>? Or grab a directory listing that's blank dir /b >directory.txt, filter the unneeded directories (and files) and use a for /f %f in (directory.txt) do robocopy X:\%f Y:\%f /mir <options>, where X is the source drive and y: is the destination drive.... On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Paul Hutchings <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: You know the scenario, you need to copy a few hundred gigs worth of specific sub directories from A to B. Robocopy is probably ideal but it's a PITA to script all those folder paths for a one-time operation, and if you do a ctrl-select and set the copy off from Windows Explorer you can be pretty sure you're going to walk in the next day to find it's got a problem with a single file half way through so it's cancelled the whole operation (with no real clue what and why it happened). So, what do you use? I've tried Rich Copy which looks great, but in reality it just doesn't seem to work very well with multiple source folders. Thanks, Paul ________________________________ MIRA Ltd Watling Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0TU, England Registered in England and Wales No. 402570 VAT Registration GB 100 1464 84 The contents of this e-mail are confidential and are solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you receive this e-mail in error, please delete it and notify us either by e-mail, telephone or fax. You should not copy, forward or otherwise disclose the content of the e-mail as this is prohibited. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
