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Make and rename a folder in batch
Name: grayhuskie53 Date: August 12, 2007 at 04:28:00 Pacific OS: Windows 2000 CPU/Ram: ? Product: I don't know, I'm at the
Comment:
I was wondering how to make and rename a folder in batch. I want it to make a folder on the desktop called folder1, and then rename it to folder2, and then rename it to folder3.
Name: grayhuskie53 Date: August 12, 2007 at 04:43:54 Pacific
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Also, is it possible to reaname it a name with a space, like folder 1?
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Response Number 2
Name: bmustillrose Date: August 12, 2007 at 09:04:31 Pacific
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Copy and paste everything between the --'s:
-- @echo off cls cd \ cd %userprofile% cd desktop mkdir "folder 1" rename "folder 1" "folder2" rename "folder 2" "folder 3" exit --
Could I ask why you want this to happen? Perhaps you should bare in mind that the changes will be near enough instant, so all you will see is a folder beeing made called folder 3.
Hth anyway. BEN
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Response Number 3
Name: grayhuskie53 Date: August 12, 2007 at 14:07:27 Pacific
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i'm going to have some pauses. Also, what does the
"cls cd \ cd %userprofile% cd desktop"
do?
Thanks for your answer!
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Response Number 4
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: August 12, 2007 at 15:45:14 Pacific
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help cd help cls
not quite knee surgery
===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
M2
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Response Number 5
Name: grayhuskie53 Date: August 15, 2007 at 21:30:14 Pacific
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what does help cd help cls mean? am i supposed to type this in my batch program?
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Response Number 6
Name: User123456789 Date: September 9, 2007 at 06:10:35 Pacific
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That is just to display the usage of commands, if you do this :
help cd
... it is the same as :
cd /?
... and they both give help with the "cd" command. Replace "cd" with any known other command to get help from that command. You are not supposed to place this in a batchfile since it only displays the usage of the command, and it does not actually do anything. Type that command with any parameter other than "/?" and it will try to execute its designated feauture.
"Help" is just a command to display the usage of other commands ...
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