seek folder in FOR + actions on it

[svgirl]

Hello !

I try to do something simple but I don't suceed.

I would like seek a folder with a particular name (example : TOTO) and try to display the folder and rename it.
My command line doesn't works :

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FOR /D /R %I IN (dir /s TOTO) DO echo %I & rename %i\TOTO %I\TATA

FOR /D /R : Seek for folder recursively
dir /s TOTO : Display all the folders whicj contain the string "TOTO".
echo %I & rename %i\TOTO %I\TATA : Display the name of the folder which contain the string "TOTO" et rename "TOTO" to "TATA"

That doesn't works..
Anyone can help me ?

Thanks a lot !
Svgirl
(my english is not very good sorry)

[foxidrive]

My command line doesn't works :

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FOR /D /R %I IN (dir /s TOTO) DO echo %I & rename %i\TOTO %I\TATA

You have several flaws.

This is incorrect - dir /s TOTO. You just need TOTO* but it will also match TOTOM for example, without some extra logic.

You are using %i but the for metavariable name is case sensitive.

Your rename command is not correct. Put echo before rename and see what it prints to the console, once you fix the other errors. It also needs quotes to handle spaces etc.

[aGerman]

DIR /S already searches recursively. If you want to process the output of the DIR command you have to use a FOR /F loop.
untested:

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for /f "delims=" %I in ('dir /ad /b /s TOTO^|findstr /e "TOTO"') do (echo "%I"& rename "%I" "TATA")

If you want to use it in a Batch file you have to double the percent signs.

Regards
aGerman

[Yury]

This is incorrect - dir /s TOTO. You just need TOTO* but it will also match TOTOM for example, without some extra logic.

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for /f "delims=" %I in ('dir /ad /b /s TOTO^|findstr /e "TOTO"') do (echo "%I"& rename "%I" "TATA")

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cd /d "C:\Folder"& for /f "delims=" %I in ('dir /ad /b /s TOTO*^|findstr /e "TOTO"') do (echo "%I"& rename "%I" "TATA")

But not in the case of "TOTO\TOTO\TOTO". For this case:

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cd /d "C:\Folder"& for /f "delims=" %I in ('dir /ad/b/s "TOTO*"^| findstr /elc:"\TOTO"^| sort /r') do @echo %I& rename "%I" "TATA"

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