FOR
Conditionally perform a command on several files.Syntax FOR %%parameter IN (set) DO command Key set : A set of files, separated by any standard delimiter. command : The command to carry out, including any command-line parameters. %%parameter : A replaceable parameter: e.g. in a batch file use %%G (on the command line %G)Examples
Copy a single file
FOR %%G IN (MyFile.txt) DO copy %%G d:\backups\
Copy a list of several files
FOR %%G IN (Myfile.txt SecondFile.txt) DO copy %%G d:\backups\
FOR %%G IN ("C:\demo files\file1.txt" "C:\demo files\File2.txt") DO copy %%G d:\backups\
Copy a single file
FOR %%G IN (c:\program^ files\MyFile.txt) DO copy %%G d:\backups\
In the line above the source folder has spaces that need to be escaped with ^
Although wildcards can be used an alternative method of processing files is to process the output of the command 'DIR /b'
This can be useful when you want to use some of the other DIR options like sorting.
FOR is an internal command.
"Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse" ~ Japanese Proverb
Related:
FOR - Loop commands
FOR /R - Loop through files (recurse subfolders)
FOR /D - Loop through several folders
FOR /L - Loop through a range of numbers
FOR /F - Loop through items in a text file
FOR /F - Loop through the output of a command
FORFILES - Batch process multiple files
GOTO - Direct a batch program to jump to a labelled line
IF - Conditionally perform a command
Equivalent bash command (Linux): for - Expand words, and execute commands
Ref: http://ss64.com/nt/for2.html