DOS Batch file to find "new" files by date
Solution 1:
this is a simple, albeit roundabout way, using xcopy. you can look at xcopy /?
to see the switches etc.
xcopy \windows\*.exe /L /S /D:12-01-2000 .
This command will output a list of .EXE
files and paths in the \windows
folder recursively, that were modified on or after 12/1/2000, without actually copying them. NOTE there is a period at then end of the command. Its hard to see with a small font.
Edit 1: I took out the /F
from the original command, as it was extraneous.
Edit 2: You can pipe the output to "| more
" if you want