How to copy a specific file from sub folders to one other folder

Question

I have a folder named Mods and in that folder I have:

• root\sound\weapons\ak47\ak47_dist.wav
• root\sound\weapons\m1\m1_dist.wav
• root\sound\weapons\m4a1\m4a1_dist.wav

etc...

In every ak47, m1, m4a1, etc. folders, I have 5 .WAV sound files.

I want to copy only the *dist.wav named sound files from every "weapon" named folder, and paste these sounds into a single folder with a batch file.

The batch file will be executed from the "Mods" folder which is outside root\sound\weapons, the new folder name is "distant sounds" inside the Mods folder.

How can i do that.

Answer 1

How to copy a specific file from sub folders to one other folder

In every ak47, m1, m4a1 etc. folders, I have 5 sounds.

I wan't to copy only the *dist.wav sounds from every weapon folder and paste these sounds to a single folder with batch.

Below is an example of how you can do this from a batch script or from a copy and paste. Please read though everything and test to confirm all works as expected too.

Command Prompt Copy and Paste

SET RootDir=C:\Sound\Weapons
SET CopyDir=C:\Path\Mods\Distant Sounds
IF NOT EXIST "%CopyDir%" MD "%CopyDir%"
SET CopyFname=*dist.wav
FOR /D %A IN ("%RootDir%\*") DO FOR %B IN ("%~A\%CopyFname%") DO ECHO F | XCOPY /Y /F "%~B" "%CopyDir%\"
GOTO EOF 

Batch Script

@ECHO ON
SET RootDir=C:\Sound\Weapons
SET CopyDir=C:\Path\Mods\Distant Sounds
IF NOT EXIST "%CopyDir%" MD "%CopyDir%"
SET CopyFname=*dist.wav
FOR /D %%A IN ("%RootDir%\*") DO FOR %%B IN ("%%~A\%CopyFname%") DO ECHO F | XCOPY /Y /F "%%~B" "%CopyDir%\"
GOTO EOF 

Notes: Set the root directory, the copy directory, and the file name to copy in the SET <variablename>= part of the logic above.

Further Reading and Resources

• XCOPY
• FOR
• FOR /D