Using xCopy to create entire folder structure, including root folder name and all files
I looked at quite a few solutions to xCopy
questions, and tried many difference
methods. (Various wildcards, paths ending in \, various xcopy
switches in various combinations.)
xCopy c:\Public d:\MyNewDir\
When done, I need the destination to include a folder called "Public" with containing all files, folders, subfolders, everything.
The result should will look like:
d:\MyNewDir\Public\(and everything inside it)
Not like this:
d:\MyNewDir\(everything inside Public)
That sounds so simple. Instead, I never see a "Public" folder created. It only creates everything WITHIN "Public".... but never "Public" itself. (I have many folders to copy, so I don't want to create folders individual, manually.)
Is there a solution to this simple issue using only xCopy and Windows 7?
I need the destination to include a folder called "Public"
containing all files, folders, subfolders, everything.
Use the following command:
xcopy c:\Public\* d:\MyNewDir\Public /s /i
/s
- Copy folders and subfolders/i
- If in doubt always assume the destination is a folder e.g. when the destination does not exist.
Further Reading
- An A-Z Index of the Windows CMD command line - An excellent reference for all things Windows cmd line related.
- xcopy - Copy files and/or directory trees to another folder.
1st, enumerate folder structure into a file:
dir /ad /b /s C:\ > D:\windir.txt
2nd, open D:\windir.txt
in Notepad and replace all C:\
with null; save file
3rd, use for
command to recurse through windir.txt
to copy directory structure and files in each directory:
for /f "delims=;" %a in (D:\windir.txt) do xcopy "C:\%a" "D:\MyNewDir\%a" /c /i /g /h /k /o /x /j /b /y
You can add /q
if you don't want to see the directories and files as they're being copied; I like the positive feedback.