Merge multiple directories into one, named according to the common directory prefix
I made a batch file to rename directories to the string preceding -, but now there is a problem:
Let's say, for example, I had these folders:
Naruto - 480p
Naruto - 720p
Naruto - 1080p
I want to have only one directory, named Naruto, which contains the content of those three directories.
I use this batch file:
for /f "tokens=1*delims=-" %%a in ('dir /b "*-*.*"') do ren "%%a-%%b" "%%a%%~xb"
…but even with the batch file the resultant directories seem to be:
Naruto
Naruto - 720p
Naruto - 1080p
How can I merge the three directories into one which will be named Naruto?
batch-file for-loop directory
edited Nov 21 '18 at 18:35
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I made a batch file to rename directories to the string preceding -, but now there is a problem:
Let's say, for example, I had these folders:
Naruto - 480p
Naruto - 720p
Naruto - 1080p
I want to have only one directory, named Naruto, which contains the content of those three directories.
I use this batch file:
for /f "tokens=1*delims=-" %%a in ('dir /b "*-*.*"') do ren "%%a-%%b" "%%a%%~xb"
…but even with the batch file the resultant directories seem to be:
Naruto
Naruto - 720p
Naruto - 1080p
How can I merge the three directories into one which will be named Naruto?
batch-file for-loop directory
edited Nov 21 '18 at 18:35
Compo
17k3927
asked Nov 21 '18 at 16:18
MELEgrane DellabiMELEgrane Dellabi
14
You cannot rename three directories in one location to the same name, for the same reason you cannot have three files in one directory with the same name and extension! You need torename,movefiles andremovedirectories, ormakedirectory,movefiles andremovedirectories.
– Compo
Nov 21 '18 at 16:41
There is no.character in your directory names either!
– Compo
Nov 21 '18 at 17:17
You should also use the/ADoption so that theDIRcommand only lists folders.
– Squashman
Nov 21 '18 at 17:18
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I made a batch file to rename directories to the string preceding -, but now there is a problem:
Let's say, for example, I had these folders:
Naruto - 480p
Naruto - 720p
Naruto - 1080p
I want to have only one directory, named Naruto, which contains the content of those three directories.
I use this batch file:
for /f "tokens=1*delims=-" %%a in ('dir /b "*-*.*"') do ren "%%a-%%b" "%%a%%~xb"
…but even with the batch file the resultant directories seem to be:
Naruto
Naruto - 720p
Naruto - 1080p
How can I merge the three directories into one which will be named Naruto?
batch-file for-loop directory
edited Nov 21 '18 at 18:35
Compo
17k3927
asked Nov 21 '18 at 16:18
MELEgrane DellabiMELEgrane Dellabi
14
I made a batch file to rename directories to the string preceding -, but now there is a problem:
Let's say, for example, I had these folders:
Naruto - 480p
Naruto - 720p
Naruto - 1080p
I want to have only one directory, named Naruto, which contains the content of those three directories.
I use this batch file:
for /f "tokens=1*delims=-" %%a in ('dir /b "*-*.*"') do ren "%%a-%%b" "%%a%%~xb"
…but even with the batch file the resultant directories seem to be:
Naruto
Naruto - 720p
Naruto - 1080p
How can I merge the three directories into one which will be named Naruto?
batch-file for-loop directory
batch-file for-loop directory
edited Nov 21 '18 at 18:35
Compo
17k3927
asked Nov 21 '18 at 16:18
MELEgrane DellabiMELEgrane Dellabi
14
edited Nov 21 '18 at 18:35
Compo
17k3927
asked Nov 21 '18 at 16:18
MELEgrane DellabiMELEgrane Dellabi
14
edited Nov 21 '18 at 18:35
Compo
17k3927
edited Nov 21 '18 at 18:35
Compo
17k3927
edited Nov 21 '18 at 18:35
Compo
17k3927
17k3927
asked Nov 21 '18 at 16:18
MELEgrane DellabiMELEgrane Dellabi
14
asked Nov 21 '18 at 16:18
MELEgrane DellabiMELEgrane Dellabi
14
asked Nov 21 '18 at 16:18
MELEgrane DellabiMELEgrane Dellabi
14
14
You cannot rename three directories in one location to the same name, for the same reason you cannot have three files in one directory with the same name and extension! You need torename,movefiles andremovedirectories, ormakedirectory,movefiles andremovedirectories.
– Compo
Nov 21 '18 at 16:41
There is no.character in your directory names either!
– Compo
Nov 21 '18 at 17:17
You should also use the/ADoption so that theDIRcommand only lists folders.
– Squashman
Nov 21 '18 at 17:18
add a comment |
You cannot rename three directories in one location to the same name, for the same reason you cannot have three files in one directory with the same name and extension! You need torename,movefiles andremovedirectories, ormakedirectory,movefiles andremovedirectories.
– Compo
Nov 21 '18 at 16:41
There is no.character in your directory names either!
– Compo
Nov 21 '18 at 17:17
You should also use the/ADoption so that theDIRcommand only lists folders.
– Squashman
Nov 21 '18 at 17:18
You cannot rename three directories in one location to the same name, for the same reason you cannot have three files in one directory with the same name and extension! You need to
rename, move files and remove directories, or make directory, move files and remove directories.– Compo
Nov 21 '18 at 16:41
You cannot rename three directories in one location to the same name, for the same reason you cannot have three files in one directory with the same name and extension! You need to
rename, move files and remove directories, or make directory, move files and remove directories.– Compo
Nov 21 '18 at 16:41
There is no
. character in your directory names either!– Compo
Nov 21 '18 at 17:17
There is no
. character in your directory names either!– Compo
Nov 21 '18 at 17:17
You should also use the
/AD option so that the DIR command only lists folders.– Squashman
Nov 21 '18 at 17:18
You should also use the
/AD option so that the DIR command only lists folders.– Squashman
Nov 21 '18 at 17:18
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If I understood well, you want to merge these three folders. This is not possible in batchfile language, so you need to move content of the two folders into one, remove them and rename the remaining folder. This is a way you can do it:
@echo off
:: Batch script that merges 3 folders into one!
:: We assume that these 3 folders are located in C: .
for /R C:Naruto-480p %%a IN (*.*) do move "%%a" C:Naruto-1080p
for /R C:Naruto-720p %%b IN (*.*) do move "%%b" C:Naruto-1080p
rd Naruto-480p Naruto-720p
rename Naruto-1080p Naruto
Now let's break out the batch file program:
Lines starting with :: are comments, they are ignored. In fact, they are invalid labels.
for /R C:Naruto-480p %%a IN (*.*) do @move "%%a" C:Naruto-1080p and for /R C:Naruto-720p %%b IN (*.*) do @move "%%b" C:Naruto-1080p. for is a loop as you already know. The /R option tells the loop to run through all the subfolders of the folder specified in the start (C:Naturo-480p and C:Naruto-720p respectively). IN (*.*) means to process ALL files found and, finally, move each file.
rd Naruto-480p Naruto-720p removes folders Naruto-480p and Naruto-720p.
rename Naruto-1080p Naruto renames the folder.
I hope that this helps you exit your trouble :-).
answered Nov 21 '18 at 17:50
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If I understood well, you want to merge these three folders. This is not possible in batchfile language, so you need to move content of the two folders into one, remove them and rename the remaining folder. This is a way you can do it:
@echo off
:: Batch script that merges 3 folders into one!
:: We assume that these 3 folders are located in C: .
for /R C:Naruto-480p %%a IN (*.*) do move "%%a" C:Naruto-1080p
for /R C:Naruto-720p %%b IN (*.*) do move "%%b" C:Naruto-1080p
rd Naruto-480p Naruto-720p
rename Naruto-1080p Naruto
Now let's break out the batch file program:
Lines starting with :: are comments, they are ignored. In fact, they are invalid labels.
for /R C:Naruto-480p %%a IN (*.*) do @move "%%a" C:Naruto-1080p and for /R C:Naruto-720p %%b IN (*.*) do @move "%%b" C:Naruto-1080p. for is a loop as you already know. The /R option tells the loop to run through all the subfolders of the folder specified in the start (C:Naturo-480p and C:Naruto-720p respectively). IN (*.*) means to process ALL files found and, finally, move each file.
rd Naruto-480p Naruto-720p removes folders Naruto-480p and Naruto-720p.
rename Naruto-1080p Naruto renames the folder.
I hope that this helps you exit your trouble :-).
answered Nov 21 '18 at 17:50
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If I understood well, you want to merge these three folders. This is not possible in batchfile language, so you need to move content of the two folders into one, remove them and rename the remaining folder. This is a way you can do it:
@echo off
:: Batch script that merges 3 folders into one!
:: We assume that these 3 folders are located in C: .
for /R C:Naruto-480p %%a IN (*.*) do move "%%a" C:Naruto-1080p
for /R C:Naruto-720p %%b IN (*.*) do move "%%b" C:Naruto-1080p
rd Naruto-480p Naruto-720p
rename Naruto-1080p Naruto
Now let's break out the batch file program:
Lines starting with :: are comments, they are ignored. In fact, they are invalid labels.
for /R C:Naruto-480p %%a IN (*.*) do @move "%%a" C:Naruto-1080p and for /R C:Naruto-720p %%b IN (*.*) do @move "%%b" C:Naruto-1080p. for is a loop as you already know. The /R option tells the loop to run through all the subfolders of the folder specified in the start (C:Naturo-480p and C:Naruto-720p respectively). IN (*.*) means to process ALL files found and, finally, move each file.
rd Naruto-480p Naruto-720p removes folders Naruto-480p and Naruto-720p.
rename Naruto-1080p Naruto renames the folder.
I hope that this helps you exit your trouble :-).
answered Nov 21 '18 at 17:50
double-beepdouble-beep
3,08141432
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If I understood well, you want to merge these three folders. This is not possible in batchfile language, so you need to move content of the two folders into one, remove them and rename the remaining folder. This is a way you can do it:
@echo off
:: Batch script that merges 3 folders into one!
:: We assume that these 3 folders are located in C: .
for /R C:Naruto-480p %%a IN (*.*) do move "%%a" C:Naruto-1080p
for /R C:Naruto-720p %%b IN (*.*) do move "%%b" C:Naruto-1080p
rd Naruto-480p Naruto-720p
rename Naruto-1080p Naruto
Now let's break out the batch file program:
Lines starting with :: are comments, they are ignored. In fact, they are invalid labels.
for /R C:Naruto-480p %%a IN (*.*) do @move "%%a" C:Naruto-1080p and for /R C:Naruto-720p %%b IN (*.*) do @move "%%b" C:Naruto-1080p. for is a loop as you already know. The /R option tells the loop to run through all the subfolders of the folder specified in the start (C:Naturo-480p and C:Naruto-720p respectively). IN (*.*) means to process ALL files found and, finally, move each file.
rd Naruto-480p Naruto-720p removes folders Naruto-480p and Naruto-720p.
rename Naruto-1080p Naruto renames the folder.
I hope that this helps you exit your trouble :-).
answered Nov 21 '18 at 17:50
double-beepdouble-beep
3,08141432
If I understood well, you want to merge these three folders. This is not possible in batchfile language, so you need to move content of the two folders into one, remove them and rename the remaining folder. This is a way you can do it:
@echo off
:: Batch script that merges 3 folders into one!
:: We assume that these 3 folders are located in C: .
for /R C:Naruto-480p %%a IN (*.*) do move "%%a" C:Naruto-1080p
for /R C:Naruto-720p %%b IN (*.*) do move "%%b" C:Naruto-1080p
rd Naruto-480p Naruto-720p
rename Naruto-1080p Naruto
Now let's break out the batch file program:
Lines starting with :: are comments, they are ignored. In fact, they are invalid labels.
for /R C:Naruto-480p %%a IN (*.*) do @move "%%a" C:Naruto-1080p and for /R C:Naruto-720p %%b IN (*.*) do @move "%%b" C:Naruto-1080p. for is a loop as you already know. The /R option tells the loop to run through all the subfolders of the folder specified in the start (C:Naturo-480p and C:Naruto-720p respectively). IN (*.*) means to process ALL files found and, finally, move each file.
rd Naruto-480p Naruto-720p removes folders Naruto-480p and Naruto-720p.
rename Naruto-1080p Naruto renames the folder.
I hope that this helps you exit your trouble :-).
answered Nov 21 '18 at 17:50
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edited Dec 25 '18 at 16:34
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double-beepdouble-beep
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answered Nov 21 '18 at 17:50
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You cannot rename three directories in one location to the same name, for the same reason you cannot have three files in one directory with the same name and extension! You need to
rename,movefiles andremovedirectories, ormakedirectory,movefiles andremovedirectories.– Compo
Nov 21 '18 at 16:41
There is no
.character in your directory names either!– Compo
Nov 21 '18 at 17:17
You should also use the
/ADoption so that theDIRcommand only lists folders.– Squashman
Nov 21 '18 at 17:18