Gaming I need help with creating batch files.

[Ikki]

Hai thar

I need some help with creating some batch files for a homework and I'd be glad if someone who knows more about it than I do could help me out.

Right now, I need one that creates a text file with text in it inside a folder. How can I set a text to be written in the txt file?

Thanks in advance. This probably won't be my last question, but I'll try to come ask only if I've no idea of what to do.

 

[Foxi4]

Creating a text file:

type NUL > textfile.txt

Writting:

echo Your text here >> textfile.txt

 

[Ikki]

That did the trick, thanks.

Now how can I copy everything inside a folder to another folder?

 

[Foxi4]

XCOPY C:\*.* E:\ /C /S /D /Y /I

C:\*.* - Source
E:\ - Destination
/C - Ignore errors
/S - Copy everything including subdirectories
/D - Copies only when source file is newer then a conflicting one
/Y - Overwrite without premission
/I - Create new directrories automatically

EDIT: Silly emoticon lol
EDIT2: Remember, XCOPY is used to copy entire directories rather than just single files. Keep that in mind when specifying the destination.

 

[Ikki]

Awesome.
That's gonna be it for this homework, I could do the rest of it by myself. Thanks a lot, Foxi