Batch: Find all files in folder that start with

Question

I'm new to batch scripting and trying to find a way to iterate through all files in a folder and print the names of all files who start with Test_ and end with .py (i.e python files)

I'm stuck here:

@echo off
for /r %%f in (*) do (
    echo %%f | findstr /r "^Test_[.]*\.py$"
)
pause

But this doesn't echo anything to screen. Can you help?

Thanks,

Noam

Why not use the file mask with the `FOR` command? `for /r %%f in (Test_*.py) do (` — Squashman, Nov 09 '17 at 14:45

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 09 '17 at 15:59

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Try "Dir /b "Test_*.py""

Also you can do "Dir /b "C:\path\Test_*.py""

answered Nov 09 '17 at 15:59

Mark Deven

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Might want to explain the `/S` switch as well because their original code is using `FOR /R` which is recursive as well. – Squashman Nov 09 '17 at 16:43
Aha yes add /s after the /b to go to all sub folders – Mark Deven Nov 09 '17 at 17:49

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 09 '17 at 16:57

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You may find the Where command useful:

Where/R . "Test_?*.py"

answered Nov 09 '17 at 16:57

Compo

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if I already know there will be only exactly one match, is it possible to directly asign the result to a variable or would I still need a `for` loop? I'm aksing because I once had [this question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47450531/batch-write-output-of-dir-to-a-variable) but didn't know `Where` exists and I think it would simplify my code a lot – derHugo Jul 18 '19 at 10:56
I'm sorry @derHugo, I'm not in the habit of providing free support to members based upon a comment made to a 20 month old, not accepted answer. – Compo Jul 18 '19 at 11:23

Batch: Find all files in folder that start with

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