Renaming a Folder using Batch Script

Question

I am currently trying to Rename the Folder that was recently created, i know there is a command called REN (or) RENAME but it is used to rename a file and not the Folder.

Below is the code that i am working to achieve this.

    for %%# in ("%mask%_*") do (
     if not exist "%destination_dir%\%mask%" mkdir "%destination_dir%\%mask%"
     move /y "%%~#" "%destination_dir%\%mask%"
     if exist "%destination_dir%\%mask%" ren "%destination_dir%\%mask%_%date:~10,4%%date:~7,2%%date:~4,2%-%time:~0,2%%time:~3,2%"
    )

How to achieve this.?

http://www.computerhope.com/renamehl.htm ? Just use the folder name, should work.... — Fabian N., Feb 01 '15 at 11:27
i am getting Syntax of the command is incorrect. below is the line that i have added if exist "%destination_dir%\%mask%" rename "%destination_dir%\%mask%_%date:~10,4%%date:~7,2%%date:~4,2%-%time:~0,2%%time:~3,2%" — ihappyk, Feb 01 '15 at 12:01
Why not create the folder with the correct name in the first place? — dbenham, Feb 01 '15 at 21:31

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 01 '15 at 12:23

In your batch code in line starting with if exist the command ren is started just with 1 parameter. So the second parameter with new name for folder/file is missing. Please note that the second parameter must be always just the new name of file/folder without path.

Your batch code should be most likely:

for %%# in ("%mask%_*") do (
     if not exist "%destination_dir%\%mask%" mkdir "%destination_dir%\%mask%"
     move /y "%%~#" "%destination_dir%\%mask%"
     if exist "%destination_dir%\%mask%" ren "%destination_dir%\%mask%" "%mask%_%date:~10,4%%date:~7,2%%date:~4,2%-%time:~0,2%%time:~3,2%"
)

Renaming a Folder using Batch Script

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