Dir command help? /s attribute keeps seaching full drive?

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acem77

Here is what I am trying to run.

example
dir d:\Users\tjones\Home\ /s *.jpg
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I only want it to find jpegs in tjones home folder and all its sub folders.
When I run the command it will 1st search the above path and all subfolders
then it will continue to search the full D: drive grr.
I do not want it do search the complete drive just the home folder and all
subs.

The only time it works is if the command prompt is in the
d:\Users\tjones\Home\ dir and I run > dir /s *.jpg

Looks like this "D:\Users1\tjones\Home>dir /s *.jpg"

I want the full path in the command to work so I can make a batch file to
scan multiple user folders their subs to create a list of files found.

thanks
 
Try dir /s d:\users\tjones\home\*.jpg
Louis

acem77 said:
Here is what I am trying to run.

example

I only want it to find jpegs in tjones home folder and all its sub folders.
When I run the command it will 1st search the above path and all subfolders
then it will continue to search the full D: drive grr.
I do not want it do search the complete drive just the home folder and all
subs.

The only time it works is if the command prompt is in the
d:\Users\tjones\Home\ dir and I run > dir /s *.jpg

Looks like this "D:\Users1\tjones\Home>dir /s *.jpg"

I want the full path in the command to work so I can make a batch file to
scan multiple user folders their subs to create a list of files found.

thanks
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Here is what I am trying to run.

example

I only want it to find jpegs in tjones home folder and all its sub
folders. When I run the command it will 1st search the above path
and all subfolders then it will continue to search the full D:
drive grr. I do not want it do search the complete drive just the
home folder and all subs.

The only time it works is if the command prompt is in the
d:\Users\tjones\Home\ dir and I run > dir /s *.jpg

Looks like this "D:\Users1\tjones\Home>dir /s *.jpg"

I want the full path in the command to work so I can make a batch
file to scan multiple user folders their subs to create a list of
files found.

thanks
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Did you try:

dir d:\Users\tjones\Home\*.jpg /s

?
-- John
 
John Wunderlich said:
Did you try:

dir d:\Users\tjones\Home\*.jpg /s

?
-- John
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does not work
Try dir /s d:\users\tjones\home\*.jpg

need a space after home\
and then it will scan every dir after the path.

same with this one
dir d:\Users\tjones\Home\*.jpg /s

It does this on server 2k3 and xp
 
does not work
Try dir /s d:\users\tjones\home\*.jpg
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It works fine on my XP without the space after home\
It doesn't seem to matter if /s is at end or after "dir".
need a space after home\
and then it will scan every dir after the path.
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That I've verified.


-- John
 
John Wunderlich said:
It works fine on my XP without the space after home\
It doesn't seem to matter if /s is at end or after "dir".


That I've verified.


-- John
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Really?
it is searching all sub dirs under your root folder?
on mine a xp system and server 2k3 box it stops at the root dir if no space
is entered.
 
Really?
it is searching all sub dirs under your root folder?
on mine a xp system and server 2k3 box it stops at the root dir
if no space is entered.
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I also tried this on my XP machine at home with same results.
With no space, it only displays files in subdirectories below the
specified one and no more.
-- John
 
John Wunderlich said:
I also tried this on my XP machine at home with same results.
With no space, it only displays files in subdirectories below the
specified one and no more.
-- John
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Thanks i did get it woking on my xp pc at home.
ill have to take a closer look at work monday.
The only thing it does not let you do is multiple files types in one command.
 
Is there anyway to make it scan the full C:\ drive and make the results or
whatever come up in a .txt document? I need it for some school work.
 
Is there anyway to make it scan the full C:\
drive and
make the results or whatever come up in a .txt
document?
I need it for some school work.
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Sure. Redirect the DIR output to a file.
dir (path) /s > x:\folder\fname.txt

The > creates a new file each time, and >> creates
first, then appends to the existing file after
that.

This's a bad place to ask for school work help;
you could get some destructive responses since you
apparently don't know better. And thanks for
being honest about it being school work.

See
http://commandwindows.com/command1.htm
for some more details. Go down to the table.

Twayne
 
So like dir C:/ /s > C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\scan.txt
or other way around?
dir C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop /s > C:\
 
So like dir C:/ /s > C:\Documents and
Settings\Administrator\Desktop\scan.txt or other
way
around?
dir C:\Documents and
Settings\Administrator\Desktop /s >
C:\
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No.
Dir /s "c:documents and... "
In the Command prompt, type dir /? to see all
possibilities/forms of the commend. Just type
help and it'll display all the available
commands.
 
Sorry but that doesn't help me much, Could you just tell me the proper way to
type the command?
Thanks
-Adam
 
I need to know if theres a way to create a "submit" button that on click goes
to another website?
Thanks,
Adam
 
Adam said:
I need to know if theres a way to create a "submit" button that on click goes
to another website?
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Are you asking for someone to do your homework for you again?
 
Adam said:
I need to know if theres a way to create a "submit" button that on click goes
to another website?
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Where clicking "Submit" sends the data is controlled by the "action"
property of the "form" tag.
 
No its not homework ... It's kinda just because i'm making a website where
theres a Disclaimer first and then a Check-box to agree and submit, so
thatthe submit button goes to the main site is all i need.
 
Is there a way to create a vote, like a forum where you write your email and
age or whatever and then it sends automaticly to your email?
Thanks.
-Adam
 
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