BAT file XCOPY (or ROBOCOPY) to search subdirectories for files with similar names & copy to one folder

Question

Searched all over but can only find fragmented pieces that I can't seem to get to work.

I am looking to create a .bat file which will use XCOPY (or ROBOCOPY) to search within folder H:\projects (and search all subfolders within this folder) for any files containing *_Checklist.xlsm and copy all of these files to C:\reports.

Is there a way to do this with XCOPY or ROBOCOPY in a bat file?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Hi MikeK007-2413,

If you want to use xcopy:

xcopy /s foo???.txt g:\someplace
This will hold the directory structure.

If you don't want the directory structure you can do the following:

for /r %i in (foo???.txt) do xcopy /Y "%i" g:\someplace
If you are using this in a batchfile you should double the % like this:

for /r %%i in (foo???.txt) do xcopy /Y "%%i" g:\someplace

This is an excellent guide to copy:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/xcopy

I hope this answers your question.

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