Merge multiple directories into one, named according to the common directory prefix












0















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







share|improve this question

























  • 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











  • You should also use the /AD option so that the DIR command only lists folders.

    – Squashman
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:18
















0















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







share|improve this question

























  • 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











  • You should also use the /AD option so that the DIR command only lists folders.

    – Squashman
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:18














0












0








0


0






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







share|improve this question
















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






share|improve this question















share|improve this question













share|improve this question




share|improve this question








edited Nov 21 '18 at 18:35









Compo

17k3927




17k3927










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 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











  • You should also use the /AD option so that the DIR command 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













  • 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 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












1 Answer
1






active

oldest

votes


















1
















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 :-).






share|improve this answer


























    Your Answer






    StackExchange.ifUsing("editor", function () {
    StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function () {
    StackExchange.using("snippets", function () {
    StackExchange.snippets.init();
    });
    });
    }, "code-snippets");

    StackExchange.ready(function() {
    var channelOptions = {
    tags: "".split(" "),
    id: "1"
    };
    initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

    StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
    // Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
    if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
    StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
    createEditor();
    });
    }
    else {
    createEditor();
    }
    });

    function createEditor() {
    StackExchange.prepareEditor({
    heartbeatType: 'answer',
    autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
    convertImagesToLinks: true,
    noModals: true,
    showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
    reputationToPostImages: 10,
    bindNavPrevention: true,
    postfix: "",
    imageUploader: {
    brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
    contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
    allowUrls: true
    },
    onDemand: true,
    discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
    ,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
    });


    }
    });














    draft saved

    draft discarded


















    StackExchange.ready(
    function () {
    StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fstackoverflow.com%2fquestions%2f53416328%2fmerge-multiple-directories-into-one-named-according-to-the-common-directory-pre%23new-answer', 'question_page');
    }
    );

    Post as a guest















    Required, but never shown

























    1 Answer
    1






    active

    oldest

    votes








    1 Answer
    1






    active

    oldest

    votes









    active

    oldest

    votes






    active

    oldest

    votes









    1
















    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 :-).






    share|improve this answer






























      1
















      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 :-).






      share|improve this answer




























        1












        1








        1









        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 :-).






        share|improve this answer

















        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 :-).







        share|improve this answer














        share|improve this answer



        share|improve this answer








        edited Dec 25 '18 at 16:34

























        answered Nov 21 '18 at 17:50









        double-beepdouble-beep

        3,08141432




        3,08141432
































            draft saved

            draft discarded




















































            Thanks for contributing an answer to Stack Overflow!


            • Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!

            But avoid …



            • Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.

            • Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.


            To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.




            draft saved


            draft discarded














            StackExchange.ready(
            function () {
            StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fstackoverflow.com%2fquestions%2f53416328%2fmerge-multiple-directories-into-one-named-according-to-the-common-directory-pre%23new-answer', 'question_page');
            }
            );

            Post as a guest















            Required, but never shown





















































            Required, but never shown














            Required, but never shown












            Required, but never shown







            Required, but never shown

































            Required, but never shown














            Required, but never shown












            Required, but never shown







            Required, but never shown







            -

            Popular posts from this blog

            Guess what letter conforming each word

            Image
            6 $begingroup$ This is an entry in the Fortnightly Topic Challenge #41: Short and Sweet. 1 letter only could be mean anything . With an additional letter in front , could be used as medicine component and something you definitely learn or at least heard once. Add another letter in front , you would possibly hear that many times . Add an additional letter in front , you would found an independent country . With an additional letter, in the end , you would found something related to apple . Add another letter in the end , you would found something bad . Hint: Each letter is unique . word knowledge letters chemistry share | improve this question ...
            Read more

            Port of Spain

            Image
            For ports in the country of Spain, see List of ports in Spain. City in City of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain City City of Port of Spain Top to bottom (left to right): Skyline of Port of Spain from Gulf of Paria; National Academy for the Performing Arts, Independence Square, Eric Williams Plaza; MovieTowne, Port of Port of Spain Motto(s):  "We Gather Strength As We Go Along" Port of Spain Coordinates: 10°40′N 61°31′W  /  10.667°N 61.517°W  / 10.667; -61.517 Coordinates: 10°40′N 61°31′W  /  10.667°N 61.517°W  / 10.667; -61.517 Country   Trinidad and Tobago Jurisdiction City of Port of Spain Settled 1560 Incorporated (town) 1853 Incorporated (city) 1914 Government  • Mayor Joel Martinez  • Governing body City Corporation Area [1]  • City 12 km 2 (5 sq mi) Elevation [2] 66 m (217 ft) Population (2011) [1]  • City 37,074  • Rank 3rd  • Density 3,090/km 2 (8,000/sq mi)...
            Read more

            Run scheduled task as local user group (not BUILTIN)

            Image
            0 I am trying to run a scheduled task with User Group (not a single user). This is working fine when I in the field "when running a task, use the following user account:" insert BUILTIN User Group (for example: Administrators or Users). But when I try it with the created Local User Group (example: TestGroup) it is not working. The Users in the TestGroup are the same as in the Administrators group. What could be the problem? Are there some restrictions to the Created User Group compared to BUILTINUsers? scheduled-tasks taskscheduler windowstaskschedule share | improve this question asked Nov 15 '18 at 15:36 Far...
            Read more