How to split the filename from a full path in batch?

Question

How do I split the filename out of a full path in batch scripting?

Answer 1

Continuing from Pete's example above, to do it directly in the cmd window, use a single %, eg:

cd c:\test\folder A
for %X in (*)do echo %~nxX

(Note that special files like desktop.ini will not show up.)

It's also possible to redirect the output to a file using >>:

cd c:\test\folder A
for %X in (*)do echo %~nxX>>c:\test\output.txt

For a real example, assuming you want to robocopy all files from folder-A to folder-B (non-recursively):

cd c:\test\folder A
for %X in (*)do robocopy . "c:\test\folder B" "%~nxX" /dcopy:dat /copyall /v>>c:\test\output.txt

and for all folders (recursively):

cd c:\test\folder A
for /d %X in (*)do robocopy "%X" "C:\test\folder B\%X" /e /copyall /dcopy:dat /v>>c:\test\output2.txt