command line help

[Jeff]

I have a text file that contains a list of files (with their full paths).

What command line command should I use to copy the files listed (the
actual files) from their locations to a folder on my HDD?

Can I just use the list filename or do I need to copy the actual
filenames in that file in my command?

They are jpgs that I want to transfer to a SD card.

Thanks, Jeff

 

[BillW50]

I have a text file that contains a list of files (with their full paths).

What command line command should I use to copy the files listed (the
actual files) from their locations to a folder on my HDD?

Can I just use the list filename or do I need to copy the actual
filenames in that file in my command?

They are jpgs that I want to transfer to a SD card.

Thanks, Jeff

Whoa... why do things the hard way? Why not use something like SyncBack
(the free version will do the job) and do it that way?

 

[SC Tom]

I have a text file that contains a list of files (with their full paths).

What command line command should I use to copy the files listed (the
actual files) from their locations to a folder on my HDD?

Can I just use the list filename or do I need to copy the actual filenames
in that file in my command?

They are jpgs that I want to transfer to a SD card.

Thanks, Jeff

If the text file is a list of just the filenames and their paths, then you
could just paste "copy " in front of each one, and the destination path at
the end of each filename, then save the text file as a .bat.

I haven't used SyncBack that BillW50 suggested, but if you have a number of
files to copy, that may be an easier way.

I guess you could write a Basic program like "Copy A$ B$" where A$=your
filenames and B$=your destination. I haven't done anything like that in
decades, but I'm sure it would be easy enough to do if I could remember all
the stuff I did (sometimes it's hell getting old ).

 

[Andy Burns]

I have a text file that contains a list of files (with their full paths).

What command line command should I use to copy the files listed (the
actual files) from their locations to a folder on my HDD?

FOR /F %i IN (your.file) DO COPY %i C:\your\folder

 

[Wolf K]

I have a text file that contains a list of files (with their full paths).

What command line command should I use to copy the files listed (the
actual files) from their locations to a folder on my HDD?

Can I just use the list filename or do I need to copy the actual
filenames in that file in my command?

They are jpgs that I want to transfer to a SD card.

Thanks, Jeff

The Copy command copies the file as named, so all you would in fact copy
is the text file itself.

The easiest eway to do what you want IMO is to use Explorer to navigate
to the folders in which the jpgs are stored, and Copy them to the SD
card. You can do Select --> drag'n'drop if you have two Explorer windows
open.

HTH

 

[Wolf K]

FOR /F %i IN (your.file) DO COPY %i C:\your\folder

Thanks, Andy, didn't see this before I wrote my answer. Neat trick. I
may even remember it for next time. ;-)

 

[Andy Burns]

Thanks, Andy, didn't see this before I wrote my answer. Neat trick. I
may even remember it for next time. ;-)

In case any of the file or folder names have spaces in them (not
unlikely with music files) it might be safer to use

FOR /F "tokens=*" %i IN (your.file) DO COPY "%i" "C:\your\folder"

 

[Six Underground]

FOR /F "tokens=*" %i IN (your.file) DO COPY "%i" "C:\your\folder"

Deep batch.

Great stuff. I could use a refresher tutorial. Think I'll go look
for one on the web.

Enjoy the day.

6U

 

[Jeff]

FOR /F %i IN (your.file) DO COPY %i C:\your\folder

That is what I was looking for. It's been years since I did DOS
commands. Will try it.

 

[Jeff]

The Copy command copies the file as named, so all you would in fact copy
is the text file itself.

The easiest eway to do what you want IMO is to use Explorer to navigate
to the folders in which the jpgs are stored, and Copy them to the SD
card. You can do Select --> drag'n'drop if you have two Explorer windows
open.

HTH

The files are not in sequence. I would need to reselect them
individually which is what I am trying to avoid.

 

[Jeff]

Whoa... why do things the hard way? Why not use something like SyncBack
(the free version will do the job) and do it that way?

I will look into that. Am not familiar with it.

 

[J. P. Gilliver (John)]

That is what I was looking for. It's been years since I did DOS
commands. Will try it.

What does the /F do?

 

[Andy Burns]

What does the /F do?

Tells it to read the contents of your.file, rather than use your.file as
a token, usually without the /F you'd put several items (nominally
filenames) inside the brackets, e.g.

FOR %i IN (red green blue) DO ECHO %i

or with /L you can do loops

FOR /L IN (10,2,20) DO echo %i

will print all even numbers from 10 to 20.

/D will do directories

type FOR /? in a command prompt window for info

 

[G. Morgan]

That is what I was looking for. It's been years since I did DOS
commands. Will try it.

Ask the guys in "alt.msdos.batch.nt" they can whip up some pretty neat
batch files that will catch any errors you may encounter.

 

[G. Morgan]

What does the /F do?

Defining delimiters.

http://www.robvanderwoude.com/ntfortokens.php

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

FOR /F %i IN (your.file) DO COPY %i C:\your\folder

Spoiler!

Just kidding. I couldn't remember the syntax. In fact I wasn't even
ready to trust my memory that the Windows command processor could do
it[1], so I would have had to go to 'help for' to find out.

Thanks.

[1] I *know* Unix can do it, but I'd need a man page there too - been
too long

 

[J. P. Gilliver (John)]

Tells it to read the contents of your.file, rather than use your.file
as a token, usually without the /F you'd put several items (nominally
filenames) inside the brackets, e.g.

FOR %i IN (red green blue) DO ECHO %i

or with /L you can do loops

FOR /L IN (10,2,20) DO echo %i

will print all even numbers from 10 to 20.

/D will do directories

Thanks for that.

type FOR /? in a command prompt window for info

I did (in XP), but couldn't see the /F one.