Bat file for loop /f

So here is the syntax or perhaps an example of for loop for looping through files in particular location. This will go through all the files in movie folder of D: and display the files in output console. So, this is all about the batch file for loops.

Please practice every piece of code on your local machine for effective learning. Search for: Search. Asked 12 years, 4 months ago. Active 3 years, 3 months ago. Viewed k times. What is the syntax for a FOR loop in a Windows batch file? Improve this question. Pradeep Pradeep 3, 11 11 gold badges 33 33 silver badges 38 38 bronze badges. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes.

Improve this answer. Peter Mortensen Thanks for adding. Might be more clear if you change the starting value in your example to something different than the increment.

The end value is inclusive. From FOR loops. Andreas Rejbrand 99k 8 8 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Can I give the range 1 TO in list? I'm fighting with these bloody loops right now, working completely unexpectedly, and I've no idea what is controlling anything looking at the output.

Horrid stuff. Useful, but horrid. Greg Hewgill Greg Hewgill k gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Conditionally perform a command several times. FOR Parameters The first parameter has to be defined using a single character, for example the letter G.

Chomel J. Chomel 7, 15 15 gold badges 40 40 silver badges 65 65 bronze badges. There are significant improvements that can be made. There is no need for a CALLed subroutine. Everything can be done within the main loop. Improve this answer. Avish Avish 4, 16 16 silver badges 25 25 bronze badges. And please can you tell me, is there a possible way of "else" statement? If you mean "else" coupled with "if", then of course, but that's another question.

If you mean "else" as in "go here if I didn't find what I was looking for using for ", then no, but you can include some code after the loop and skip over it when you find a match. Ok, I'm having problem also with shift Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook.

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