How to copy directories and files as empty files

[benjib77]

I'm looking for a batch-script to copy a directory with a lot of sobfolders and files. There are also directories with over 3000 subdirectories and files. So I need a quick way to copy all the subfolders and files. It's also important to copy the files as empty (0-byte) files to the target. So finally I would get the same directory-tree and the same files with 0-Byte filesizes.

Is this possible in a comfortable way?

(sorry for my English, I'm from Switzerland )

[abc0502]

so all what you need is something like a photo of all the directory tree, no data just image of all folders and files names

[foxidrive]

This should create a directory tree with zero byte files.

Run it from the base folder you want to duplicate. Currently it will create it in c:\backup\
If you have empty folders to reproduce then an extra step will be needed.

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@echo off
set "target=c:\backup\"

dir /a:-d /b /s>list.tmp
for /f "delims=" %%a in (list.tmp) do (
md "%target%\%%~pa" 2>nul
type nul >"%target%\%%~pnxa"
)
del list.tmp

[benjib77]

Yeah! That's exactly what I need Works fine. Thx a lot!

[Ocalabob]

The OP's problem has been solved by foxidrive but I would use
Robocopy in a batch file. Requires XP or better.

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@echo off
ROBOCOPY c:\source_folder c:\destination_folder /e /create

When using Robocopy if c:\destination_folder does not exist it will
be created plus the OP now has 9 more lines in his/her batch file to
perform other tasks.

[Squashman]

The OP's problem has been solved by foxidrive but I would use
Robocopy in a batch file. Requires XP or better.

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@echo off
ROBOCOPY c:\source_folder c:\destination_folder /e /create

When using Robocopy if c:\destination_folder does not exist it will
be created plus the OP now has 9 more lines in his/her batch file to
perform other tasks.

Or glass half full. They have a batch file that is 9 lines shorter!
But also remember that Robocopy is not installed by default on XP. Has to be installed from the Resource Kit. Plenty of places that I have worked at since XP came out and nobody installed the resource kit tools for XP on their installs by default.

[foxidrive]

That's useful Ocalabob