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Recursively move file into folder

please I need help with this script. I need to recursively move one particular file into one particular folder. The particular file is in the same folder as the particular folder.

To make it clear.

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I have tried this, but its not working recursively, when I add the script into the Movie1 folder and from the script I remove the cd Movie folder, then it will move the file into that folder. But I need to make it run from the Root. Thanks for anykind of idea.

cd Movie folder
for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir /b /s "Subtitles.srt"') do move "%%~i" "Subtitles"
Solution

  • You are almost there

    You need the first line to optionally force the script to cd and look in relative local drive

    Then add relative subdirs

    cd /D "%~dp0"
for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir /b /s "Subtitles.srt"') do move "%%~i" "%%~dpiSubtitles"

    If the folder names are \Subtitles folder then you need to add that at the end i.e. "%%~dpiSubtitles folder"

    C:\Users>"E:\Movie folder\script.bat"

C:\Users>cd /D "E:\Movie folder\"

E:\Movie folder>for /F "delims=" %i in ('dir /b /s "Subtitles.srt"') do move "%~i" "%~dpiSubtitles"

E:\Movie folder>move "E:\Movie folder\Movie1\subtitles.srt" "E:\Movie folder\Movie1\Subtitles"
        1 file(s) moved.

E:\Movie folder>move "E:\Movie folder\Movie2\subtitles.srt" "E:\Movie folder\Movie2\Subtitles"
        1 file(s) moved.

E:\Movie folder>move "E:\Movie folder\Movie3\subtitles.srt" "E:\Movie folder\Movie3\Subtitles"
        1 file(s) moved.

E:\Movie folder>