Batch file to delete certain files?

[edro]

I want to delete files, in a certain folder, that contain a certain criteria.... like, if the file contains "(J)", I want the BAT file to delete it.

Is this easily done?

 

[KLin]

@echo off
cd c:\certain folder
del *J.*

 

[MichaelD]

What does the

@echo off


do?

 

[edro]

Cool, but will that also delete files that conatin a capital J? I want it to delete only files that conatain this: (J)

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
What does the

@echo off


do?

doesn't output the command to the dos window. You'll only see the results of the commands that are put in.

 

[MAME]

then just do *(J)*

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: edro13
Cool, but will that also delete files that conatin a capital J? I want it to delete only files that conatain this: (J)

So you're looking to delete files that contain that exact string in the filename? then it would be del *(J)*.*

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: KLin
@echo off
cd c:\certain folder
del *J.*

Sweet, thanks!

It works.

 

[edro]

I used:
@echo off
cd c:\certain folder
del *(J)*

What does the period do? ex: *J.*

 

[MichaelD]

Thank you. 🙂

 

[MAME]

Originally posted by: edro13
I used:
@echo off
cd c:\certain folder
del *(J)*

What does the period do? ex: *J.*

all file names that have J. in them (J then a period right after)

that's not what you want though, as described by your original question

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: edro13
I used:
@echo off
cd c:\certain folder
del *(J)*

What does the period do? ex: *J.*

It's just an old dos thing, since filename's contain a period to separate the actual name from the extension. *(J)* is the same thing, you don't need to put in the .*

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: MAME

Originally posted by: edro13
I used:
@echo off
cd c:\certain folder
del *(J)*

What does the period do? ex: *J.*

all file names that have J. in them (J then a period right after)

that's not what you want though, as described by your original question

woops, I meant to put *J*.*, my bad 😱

 

[edro]

BAT files are soo useful... I need to get a book on them.

 

[Occifer]

@echo off
cd c:\hide porn from mom
del *(porn)*



😛 jk, glad it worked for you!

 

[nickdakick]

Man I'm growing old.

The old DOS thing sheez....:Q

 

[MAME]

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: MAME

Originally posted by: edro13
I used:
@echo off
cd c:\certain folder
del *(J)*

What does the period do? ex: *J.*

all file names that have J. in them (J then a period right after)

that's not what you want though, as described by your original question

woops, I meant to put *J*.*, my bad 😱

Yup, I thought you had a typo there. Not many files have a period after a capital J 😀