Get bare file names recursively in command prompt

Question

I ran into a little snag trying to get only the filenames (no extensions or file paths) recursively.This worked for me in the root folder:

dir /b

But when i added /s to scan recursively i also got file paths before filenames which i do not want. Is there a way to get bare filenames from all subfolders in a directory?

Im on Windows 7 x64 I'd rather use regular command prompt not PS or VBS

Answer 1

Try this:

for /f %a in ('dir /b') do @echo %~na

More information on how for works and what it's doing, type for /?

Answer 2

Use the following command:

dir /b /a /s

• /b strips the date and other details from the output
• /a only outputs the filename, no paths
• /s enables a recursive directory listing

If you need to save the output to a file, you can use:

dir /b /a /s >> list_of_names.txt

EDIT Actually the above solution doesn't reach the original question's goals. One thing I did notice from the question is that the post asks for recursive listing. which the other answer lacks so I think adding "/s" in the other answerer's answer will do the trick

for /f %a in ('dir /b /s') do @echo %~na