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forfiles — Select files to execute a specified command on. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windo

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Problem

How to use the forfiles command: Select files to execute a specified command on. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/forfiles>.

Solution

forfiles — Select files to execute a specified command on. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/forfiles>.

Search for files in the current directory:

forfiles

Search for files in a specific directory:

forfiles /p {{path\to\directory}}

Run the specified command for each file:

forfiles /c "{{command}}"

Search for files using a specific glob mask:

forfiles /m {{glob_pattern}}

Search for files recursively:

forfiles /s

Search for files older than 5 days:

forfiles /d +{{5}}

Code Snippets

Search for files in the current directory

forfiles

Search for files in a specific directory

forfiles /p {{path\to\directory}}

Run the specified command for each file

forfiles /c "{{command}}"

Search for files using a specific glob mask

forfiles /m {{glob_pattern}}

Search for files recursively

forfiles /s

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tldr-pages: windows/forfiles

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