Need Xcopy command to copy and rename all the files

Question

I need a 'Xcopy' or any copy command to copy a file from source to destination and rename the file.

for example

Source directory : C:\Source\

Files in Sourced irectory : textfile.txt ; xmlfile.xml; htmlfile.htm

Destination directory : C:\Destination\

Files in Destination directory: textfile.txt.abc ; xmlfile.xml.abc; htmlfile.htm.abc

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 17 '12 at 09:29

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Assuming that you are using Windows Vista/7 or so,

copy C:\Source\*.* C:\Destination\*.*.tmp

The Destination folder has to exist, otherwise the copy will fail. It will not do the copy recursively, but in your example it works perfectly!

answered Apr 17 '12 at 09:29

Argeman

thanks for reply.. if i need to copy recursively is there an option? – BABA Apr 17 '12 at 09:43
It is getting much more complex then. It is not possible to copy recursively with the copy command only. xcopy can copy recursively but not rename as far as i know – Argeman Apr 17 '12 at 11:01

score -1 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 25 '16 at 16:47

Use the xcopy command.

Specify your source as a folder (backslash on the end) and the command will operate recursively with the switch /E

xcopy "c:\source\" "c:\destination\" /E

The folder contents will be recursively copied to "c:\destination\"

Finally, use the ren command to rename your folder:

ren "c:\source\destination" "copiedfolder"

Your finished batch file will look like:

xcopy "c:\source\" "c:\destination\" /E
ren "c:\source\destination" "copiedfolder"

As stated in another answer, the destination folder has to exist. If it does not, consider the mkdir command!

As a note, try entering xcopy /? for extended help on the command. /? works with many standard windows commands.

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