Please anyone can help me, i just a new learner in the world of batch files, my q is: i want a patch to copy or move my files based on the file extension to diff folders for ex: *.bat files to be copied to ---> Bat Folder *.txt files to be copied to ---> Txt Folder and so on i know how to make it with copy or xcopy, but i want to make it with FOR command as i want to practice it cause i don't understand it completely and i can't find a good place on internet give a simple explanation about FOR for new learners, so i decided to practice it by using it in my daily work. i made it in some ways but my question is: am i going on the right way or i don't understand how FOR command is working??? and is there a another way to make it done than what i made. thanks in advance here is the codes: :: at first i'm making the folders then copying FOR %%J in (TXT_Files BAT_Files CMD_Files ZIP_Files) DO (MD C:\TESTCOPY\%%J) FOR /R "C:\TESTCOPY" %%F IN (*.TXT *.BAT *.CMD *.ZIP) DO ( MOVE C:\TESTCOPY\*.TXT C:\TESTCOPY\TXT_Files\ && MOVE C:\TESTCOPY\*.BAT C:\TESTCOPY\BAT_Files\ && MOVE C:\TESTCOPY\*.CMD C:\TESTCOPY\CMD_Files\ && MOVE C:\TESTCOPY\*.ZIP C:\TESTCOPY\ZIP_Files\) :: can i make the 2 step in one? detect if the folders is exist or to make folders and to copy files each in it's folder? ::ANOTHER WAY FOR %%J in (TXT_Files BAT_Files CMD_Files ZIP_Files) DO (MD C:\TESTCOPY\%%J) MOVE C:\TESTCOPY\*.TXT C:\TESTCOPY\TXT_Files\ MOVE C:\TESTCOPY\*.BAT C:\TESTCOPY\BAT_Files\ MOVE C:\TESTCOPY\*.CMD C:\TESTCOPY\CMD_Files\ MOVE C:\TESTCOPY\*.ZIP C:\TESTCOPY\ZIP_Files\ :: ANOTHER WAY FOR %%J in (TXT BAT CMD ZIP) DO (MD C:\TESTCOPY\%%J) FOR %%F IN (TXT BAT CMD ZIP) DO ( MOVE C:\TESTCOPY\*.%%F C:\testcopy\%%F\ && MOVE C:\TESTCOPY\*.%%f C:\testcopy\%%F\ && MOVE C:\TESTCOPY\*.%%F C:\testcopy\%%F\ && MOVE C:\TESTCOPY\*.%%F c:\testcopy\%%F\)

I'd do it like this: FOR %%a IN (TXT BAT CMD ZIP) DO MD "C:\TESTCOPY\%%a_Files" & MOVE "C:\TESTCOPY\*.%%a" "C:\TESTCOPY\%%a_Files\" EDIT: Fixed typo.

"FOR %%J in (TXT_Files BAT_Files CMD_Files ZIP_Files) DO (MD C:\TESTCOPY\%%J)" That chunk is OK. If the dest exists you'll get an error but it'll work. To do the MOVEs, assuming the files to move are in the current directory: ========================== @echo off & setLocal EnableDELAYedExpansion for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in ('dir/b/a-d *.txt *.bat *.cmd *.zip') do ( set ext=%%~Xa set ext=!ext:~1! echo move "%%a" C:\TESTCOPY\!ext!_Files\ ) ===================================== Helping others achieve escape felicity M2

Thank you guys for trying to help me, i really appreciate your help very much. i'll use your examples and re-post my result . this one i can understand: FOR %%a IN (TXT BAT CMD ZIP) DO MD "C:\TESTCOPY\%%a_Files" & MOVE "C:\TESTCOPY\*.%%a" "C:\TESTCOPY\%%a_Files\" * but this one (don't be upset Mechanix2Go) but as i'm new in batch coding so i didn't understand these 2 lines: set ext=%%~Xa set ext=!ext:~1! anyway thanks again, i'll try to understand how it works and re-post. aa last thing, do any one know where i can find a place to read about FOR in detail to learn from, but in easy way?

All I learned all about FOR, I learned from the following commands: FOR /? SET /?

set ext=%%~Xa set ext=!ext:~1! The first line get the extension WITH THE DOT. The second line drops the DOT [.]. ===================================== Helping others achieve escape felicity M2