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How to grab the names of all subfolders in a batch script?

I just want to know how can I get all the folder names in the current directory. For example, in my current directory, I have three folders:

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Then, when I execute my batch script, all three folders will print to the screen.

How can I achieve this?

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Using batch files:

for /d %%d in (*.*) do echo %%d


If you want to check that on the command line use only one% character in both cases.

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On Windows, you can use:

dir /ad /b

/ad

will only provide you with directories will
/b

present it in "naked" format

EDIT (answer to comment):



If you want to iterate over these directories and do something with them, use the command for

:

for /F "delims=" %%a in ('dir /ad /b') do (
   echo %%a
)
  • note the double %

    is for package use, if you use for command line use one %

    .
  • added resetting default space demits in response to @ Helen's comment
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With PowerShell:

gci | ? { $_.PSIsContainer }

Old answer:

With PowerShell:

gci | ? {$_.Length -eq $null } | % { $_.Name }

You can use the result as an array in your script and then loop through it or whatever you do ...

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To get all subfolders of a specific directory and display it in the CMD:

@echo off
dir C:\input /s /b /o:n /a:d
Pause&Exit

To get all subfolders of a specific directory and save it to a text file:

dir C:\your_directory /s /b /o:n /a:d > output.txt
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