How do I modify this:
for /f %%a IN ('dir /b /s build\release\*.dll') do echo "%%a"
to work when the path contains spaces?
For example, if this is run from
c:\my folder with spaces
it will echo:
c:\my
Thanks
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Try not to use parameter extensions letters for variables, if you later need to add them the code will be hard to read and prone to errors. They are f d p n x s a t z. The easiest and safest way is to use upper-case letters (i.e. %%a and %%A are different variables).Ricardo Zorio– Ricardo Zorio2017-07-02 19:48:08 +00:00Commented Jul 2, 2017 at 19:48
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You need to use:
for /f "delims=" %%a IN ('dir /b /s build\release\*.dll') do echo "%%a"
This overrides the default delimiters which are TAB and SPACE
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I got around this by prepending "type" and putting double quotes surrounding the path in the IN clause
FOR /F %%A IN ('type "c:\A Path With Spaces\A File.txt"') DO (
ECHO %%A
)
This article gave me the idea to use "type" in the IN clause.
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Paul
Quotes are the only option when using /D instead of /F (only /F takes delims).
If you don't want to deal with "quotes" you can use the "s" switch in %~dpnx[]... this will output the short filenames that are easy to work with.
from the Command line...
for /f "delims=" %f IN ('dir /b /s "C:\Program Files\*.dll"') do echo %~sdpnxf
inside a .CMD/.BAT file you need to "escape" the [%] e.g., double-up [%%]
for /f "delims=" %%f IN ('dir /b /s "C:\Program Files\*.dll"') do echo %%~sdpnxf
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The problem is there's a wildcard in the string that gets interpreted as a filename. You also need double quotes for a string with spaces. I'm not sure if there's a way to escape the wildcard.
for %a IN ("dir /b /s build\release\.dll") do echo %a
"dir /b /s build\release\.dll"
