forfiles.exe is a part of Windows Vista.
Relate to: System utility, File system, Console, Programming
Default location: %WinDir%\System32\forfiles.exe
Useful information about: forfiles.exe
Description: ForFiles - Executes a command on selected files
Version: 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Size: 43520 (42K)
MD5: 616C45D1C16C6BF1CFC5F5764F88A4E6
Forfiles.exe selects a file (or set of files) and executes a command on that file. This is helpful for batch jobs.
Usage:
FORFILES [/P pathname] [/M searchmask] [/S]
[/C command] [/D [+ | -] {MM/dd/yyyy | dd}]
Parameter List:
/P pathname Indicates the path to start searching.
The default folder is the current working
directory (.).
/M searchmask Searches files according to a searchmask.
The default searchmask is '*' .
/S Instructs forfiles to recurse into
subdirectories. Like "DIR /S".
/C command Indicates the command to execute for each file.
Command strings should be wrapped in double
quotes.
The default command is "cmd /c echo @file".
The following variables can be used in the
command string:
@file - returns the name of the file.
@fname - returns the file name without
extension.
@ext - returns only the extension of the
file.
@path - returns the full path of the file.
@relpath - returns the relative path of the
file.
@isdir - returns "TRUE" if a file type is
a directory, and "FALSE" for files.
@fsize - returns the size of the file in
bytes.
@fdate - returns the last modified date of the
file.
@ftime - returns the last modified time of the
file.
To include special characters in the command
line, use the hexadecimal code for the character
in 0xHH format (ex. 0x09 for tab). Internal
CMD.exe commands should be preceded with
"cmd /c".
/D date Selects files with a last modified date greater
than or equal to (+), or less than or equal to
(-), the specified date using the
"MM/dd/yyyy" format; or selects files with a
last modified date greater than or equal to (+)
the current date plus "dd" days, or less than or
equal to (-) the current date minus "dd" days. A
valid "dd" number of days can be any number in
the range of 0 - 32768.
"+" is taken as default sign if not specified.
/? Displays this help message.
Examples:
To find every text file on the C: drive
FORFILES -pC: \ -s -m*.TXT -c"CMD /C Echo @FILE is a text file"
To show the path of every HTML file on the C: drive
FORFILES -pC: \ -s -m*.HTML -c"CMD /C Echo @RELPATH is the location of @FILE"
List every folder on the C: drive
FORFILES -pC: \ -s -m*. -c"CMD /C if @ISDIR==TRUE echo @FILE is a folder"
For every file on the C: drive list the file extension in double quotes
FORFILES -pc: \ -s -m*.* -c"CMD /c echo extension of @FILE is 0x22@EXT0x22"
List every file on the C: drive last modified over 100 days ago
FORFILES -pc: \ -s -m*.* -d-100 -c"CMD /C Echo @FILE : date >= 100 days"
Find files last modified before 01-Jan-1995
FORFILES -pc: \ -s -m*.* -d-010195 -c"CMD /C Echo @FILE is quite old!"
note:
'0x22' is hex 22 - the double quote character - put these around any long filenames.
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Constantly updated. Last update:
October 13 2008
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