copy file to multiple folders via batch script

Question

I want to copy a file (file.txt) inside all folders of a given destination. I want to create a batch file that does the job, but I'm not so skilled in Windows batch syntax.

Answer 1

You can use the advanced version of the for command available from Windows NT 4 onwards:

You need something like this in a batch file:

for /D %%f in ("%1\*") do copy "%2" "%%f\"

The batch file works as follows:

• The first argument is the destination directory
• The second argument is the file to be copied

The for command with the /D switch iterates over all directories in a given path (here: %1) and invokes a command on each iteration. Said command is the copy operation which copies the file into every directory.

Of course, since the batch file is only a single line you can also execute it directly on the command line. Just note that the variable for for has only a single %, then.

Answer 2

You might want to read about Xcopy as well.