Batch File; List files in directory, only filenames?
Batch FileBatch File Problem Overview
This is probably a very simple question, but I'm having trouble with it.
I am trying to write a Batch File and I need it to list all the files in a certain directory. The dir command will do this, but it also gives a bunch of other information; I want it to list ONLY the file names and exclude anything else.
I just want the output to look like this:
file1.txt
file2.txt
file3.txt
Batch File Solutions
Solution 1 - Batch File
The full command is:
dir /b /a-d
Let me break it up;
Basically the /b is what you look for.
/a-d will exclude the directory names.
For more information see dir /? for other arguments that you can use with the dir command.
Solution 2 - Batch File
You can also try this:
for %%a in (*) do echo %%a
Using a for loop, you can echo out all the file names of the current directory.
To print them directly from the console:
for %a in (*) do @echo %a
Solution 3 - Batch File
1.Open notepad
2.Create new file
3.type bellow line
dir /b > fileslist.txt
4.Save "list.bat"
Thats it. now you can copy & paste this "list.bat" file any of your folder location and double click it, it will create a "fileslist.txt" along with that directory folder and file name list.
Sample Output:
Note: If you want create file name list along with sub folder, then you can create batch file with bellow code.
dir /b /s > fileslist.txt
Solution 4 - Batch File
- Why not use
whereinsteaddir?
In command line:
for /f tokens^=* %i in ('where .:*')do @"%~nxi"
In bat/cmd file:
@echo off
for /f tokens^=* %%i in ('where .:*')do %%~nxi
- Output:
file_0003.xlsx
file_0001.txt
file_0002.log
where .:*
- Output:
G:\SO_en-EN\Q23228983\file_0003.xlsx
G:\SO_en-EN\Q23228983\file_0001.txt
G:\SO_en-EN\Q23228983\file_0002.log
For recursively:
where /r . *
- Output:
G:\SO_en-EN\Q23228983\file_0003.xlsx
G:\SO_en-EN\Q23228983\file_0001.txt
G:\SO_en-EN\Q23228983\file_0002.log
G:\SO_en-EN\Q23228983\Sub_dir_001\file_0004.docx
G:\SO_en-EN\Q23228983\Sub_dir_001\file_0005.csv
G:\SO_en-EN\Q23228983\Sub_dir_001\file_0006.odt
- For loop get path and name:
- In command line:
for /f tokens^=* %i in ('where .:*')do @echo/ Path: %~dpi ^| Name: %~nxi
- In bat/cmd file:
@echo off
for /f tokens^=* %%i in ('where .:*')do echo/ Path: %%~dpi ^| Name: %%~nxi
- Output:
Path: G:\SO_en-EN\Q23228983\ | Name: file_0003.xlsx
Path: G:\SO_en-EN\Q23228983\ | Name: file_0001.txt
Path: G:\SO_en-EN\Q23228983\ | Name: file_0002.log
- For loop get path and name recursively:
In command line:
for /f tokens^=* %i in ('where /r . *')do @echo/ Path: %~dpi ^| Name: %~nxi
In bat/cmd file:
@echo off
for /f tokens^=* %%i in ('where /r . *')do echo/ Path: %%~dpi ^| Name: %%~nxi
- Output:
Path: G:\SO_en-EN\Q23228983\ | Name: file_0003.xlsx
Path: G:\SO_en-EN\Q23228983\ | Name: file_0001.txt
Path: G:\SO_en-EN\Q23228983\ | Name: file_0002.log
Path: G:\SO_en-EN\Q23228983\Sub_dir_001\ | Name: file_0004.docx
Path: G:\SO_en-EN\Q23228983\Sub_dir_001\ | Name: file_0005.csv
Path: G:\SO_en-EN\Q23228983\Sub_dir_001\ | Name: file_0006.odt
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Some further reading:
[√] Where
[√] Where sample
Solution 5 - Batch File
If you need the subdirectories too you need a "dir" command and a "For" command
dir /b /s DIRECTORY\*.* > list1.txt
for /f "tokens=*" %%A in (list1.txt) do echo %%~nxA >> list.txt
del list1.txt
put your root directory in dir command. It will create a list1.txt with full path names and then a list.txt with only the file names.
Solution 6 - Batch File
create a batch-file with the following code:
dir %1 /b /a-d > list.txt
Then drag & drop a directory on it and the files inside the directory will be listed in list.txt
Solution 7 - Batch File
Windows 10:
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open cmd
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change directory where you want to create text file(movie_list.txt) for the folder (d:\videos\movies)
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type following command
d:\videos\movies> dir /b /a-d > movie_list.txt
Solution 8 - Batch File
dir /s/d/a:-d "folderpath*.*" > file.txt
And, lose the /s if you do not need files from subfolders