Avoiding the overwrite prompt for duplicate file names

When you use a batch file to copy files from one folder to another, and the destination folder already has files with the same name, Windows will prompt you to indicate if you want to overwrite the existing file.

In order to avoid this edit the file this way, modifying the XCOPY command

echo "No" | copy/-Y "C:\FooFolder\beer\yum1.jpg" "C:\FooFolder\beer\JPG" echo "No" | copy/-Y "C:\FooFolder\beer\yum2.jpg" "C:\FooFolder\beer\JPG" echo "No" | copy/-Y "C:\FooFolder\beer\yum3.jpg" "C:\FooFolder\beer\JPG" echo "No" | copy/-Y "C:\FooFolder\beer\yum4.jpg" "C:\FooFolder\beer\JPG"

Dir command

If you want a simple list of files in a directory enter this code:

dir /s /w >files.txt

. .. . in a batch file (a regular text file, but switch then the extension to bat and then click it.)  The /w option sets the results to the wide format.  The file names are listed after each folder. 

dir command to target folder

Some great code for a Windows batch file was posted here, which will allow you to very easily run the Windows dir command on any folder.

Enter this code in a text file and then save the file with the extension '.bat'.

@ECHO OFF

SET targetPath="%~1"

SET ToolPath=%~dp0

dir %targetPath% /b /s /a-d > "%ToolPath%list.txt"

Then select the folder whose contents you want a list of and drag it from one Windows Explorer window into a different one in which the bat file is saved.

A new text file will be generated that lists the contents of the folder (and any subfolders). The full path to each file is listed - there is no other content.