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**TheOutcaste** · 06-16-2009, 01:31 PM

Welcome to TSF!

The code you posted will display all files that are in DirA that are not in DirB, though it needs some quotes to work with folder names that have spaces:

Code:

dir /B /O "%dirA%" >dirA.txt
dir /B /O "%dirB%" >dirB.txt

Are you wanting to also compare subfolders? Meaning compare two complete trees, not just the folders?
So not only compare DirA to DirB, but DirA\Sub1 to DirB\Sub1, and DirA\Sub1\SubSub1 to DirB\Sub1\SubSub1?

Or do you just want to find out if a file anywhere in the DirA tree exists anywhere in the DirB tree?
So if File1.txt exists in DirA (DirA\File1.txt) and is found in DirB\Sub1 (DirB\Sub1\File1.txt) it would not be listed?

Jerry

06-16-2009, 01:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheOutcaste TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 826 OS: MS-Dos 6.22 - Win7	Re: Creating batch file to Check Directories Welcome to TSF! The code you posted will display all files that are in DirA that are not in DirB, though it needs some quotes to work with folder names that have spaces: Code: dir /B /O "%dirA%" >dirA.txt dir /B /O "%dirB%" >dirB.txt Are you wanting to also compare subfolders? Meaning compare two complete trees, not just the folders? So not only compare DirA to DirB, but DirA\Sub1 to DirB\Sub1, and DirA\Sub1\SubSub1 to DirB\Sub1\SubSub1? Or do you just want to find out if a file anywhere in the DirA tree exists anywhere in the DirB tree? So if File1.txt exists in DirA (DirA\File1.txt) and is found in DirB\Sub1 (DirB\Sub1\File1.txt) it would *not* be listed? Jerry __________________ Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Of course I know all the answers; I just don't always match the answers to the right questions. Rated R for Violence -- When your PC flies through a window, that's violent, right?