Extract files from folders 2

[dbadmin]

Hi,

I have multiple folders and sub folders from which I need to extract all files with extension .log. Is there any command which could be used on command prompt to do that?

Thanks in advance,
dbadmin

 

[Glenn9999]

The use of the word "extract" indicates a compression tool, which the rest of your question does not indicate...so what does "extract" mean in a literal sense here? Locate the files, copy them, what? That would be a good thing to know to help you.

dir /s *.log would be a great start in locating them. Doing things with them would be tougher, however.

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[dbadmin]

Hi Glenn9999,

Thanks for the quick reply. I just need to copy all the files with .log extension from a specific folder and other subfolders in it. There is no compressed archive in this scenario. Sorry for the confusion.

Thanks,
dbadmin.

 

[linney]

Do a Search of the parent folder (and sub-folders) for the file type *.log.

Copy and paste OR MOVE the files found to a new folder location.

 

[Freestone]

something like:

for /r c:\ %i in (*.log) do copy %i e:\temp


Adjust the source path c:\ and destination path e:\temp accordingly, and if using this in a batch file, use %%i in place of the the %i

 

[dbadmin]

Thank You! Linney and Freestone.

dbadmin.