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Windows CLI list requirement: dir /n/s list, but one line per file dir /b/s and with inline full path

I frequently use a batchscript dirlist.bat to generate a quick searchable text to find file information.

dirlist.bat

dir *.* /b/s >dirlist.txt

now I need additionally date and size information. As this would build a multicolumn list a csv-listoutput would be prefered.

This is my inspiration:

dir *.doc? /n/s >dirlist.txt

but I get a mixed multiline output. Filematches and folder summaries are intermingled.

Do you know a script approch to list the base information of each filematch into one line?

Solution

  • You could probably use ForFiles.

    Example:

    @(ForFiles /S /M *.* /C "Cmd /C Echo @File,@FDate,@FSize")>DirList.txt