List of Files

[Karbi]

How to get a list of filenames starting with A or B (ignore case) ?

 

[hairlessupportmonkey]

You can generate a list of file names using the DIR command and out put it to a file.

Once you have that list, import it into Excel or similar application.



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[vacunita]

You can use a

[highlight #000000][COLOR=#D3D7CF]dir a*.* > list.txt  

or 

dir b*.* > list.txt[/color][/highlight]

to get that specific list.

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[hairlessupportmonkey]

^^ or that

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[Karbi]

Thank you guys...

Is it possible to specify the range of alphabets in a single command. I mean I want the list of files starting from all the alphabets between A and M.

Thanks in Advance

 

[PalmTest]

Then do a DIR *.* /b >list.txt and import the list in Excel and do your filtering inside Excel.
Execute a DIR /? for all the switches you can use.

 

[guitarzan]

Another batch-only alternative:

dir a*.* > list.txt
dir b*.* >> list.txt
dir c*.* >> list.txt
...
dir m*.* >> list.txt

">" creates a new file (or overwrites if the file exists), while ">>" appends to an existing file

 

[xwb]

Try

dir /b | findstr /r /c:"^[A-Ma-m].*"

 

[Karbi]

Awesome xwb....It works like a charm...
This is what I want....
I want the result in a single command.

Could please let me know what for the . and * are there after [A-Ma-m] ?

Thanks in advance..

 

[cdogg]

The * is a wildcard character. So .* covers all file extensions, like .txt, .doc, etc.

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[xwb]

In findstr, * is not the wildcard character . is the wildcard character. See findstr /? for more details.

 

[Karbi]

Yes....I got it xwb...