13 WORKING WITH DIRECTORIES
Batch is an ideal tool for interrogating Windows directories. What files or types of files are in a directory? Are some directories filling up? Where’s a lost file? You can answer such questions and many more with some Batch code.
In this chapter, you’ll learn how to create directories, delete directories, and retrieve a plethora of information about existing directories. Before long, you’ll be able to quickly generate a report detailing the contents of a directory, including filenames, subdirectories, and all the contents of any subdirectories. The information can include the size, last modified date, and attributes ...
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