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CuriousDev
CuriousDev

Reputation: 1275

Copying a file in multiple folders using Batch file

I have a PDF .COMInterop and C# Notes - Notes 1 to 10.pdf kept in the directory D:\Dropbox\Sample C# Notes

The folder Sample C# Notes also has some subfolders like 0001, 0002, 0003 and so on till 0100.

I am writing the following command in a batch file to copy the pdf from Sample C# Notes to all the subfolders inside it (0001, 0002, 0003...)

for /D %%x in (D:\Dropbox\Sample C# Notes\*.*) 
DO COPY D:\Dropbox\Sample C# Notes\.COMInterop and C# Notes - Notes 1 to 10.pdf %%x\.COMInterop and C# Notes - Notes 1 to 10.pdf

But it gives an error saying The system cannot find the file specified. Where am I going wrong?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3142

Answers (1)

user6811411
user6811411

Reputation:

File/folder names with spaces always need to be double quoted. 

for /D %%x in ("D:\Dropbox\Sample C# Notes\*") DO (
  COPY "D:\Dropbox\Sample C# Notes\.COMInterop and C# Notes - Notes 1 to 10.pdf" "%%x\"
)

or

PushD "D:\Dropbox\Sample C# Notes\"
for /D %%x in (*) DO (
    COPY ".COMInterop and C# Notes - Notes 1 to 10.pdf" "%%x\"
)
PopD

Upvotes: 1

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