Use batch file to remove first line of text file

Dalgetty · 10-20-2009, 02:17 PM

Hi - it's me again!

I didn't expect to be looking for assistance again so quickly but I have searched unsuccessfully for a script which will run through a directory and delete the first line of text in every txt file. I now know, or think I know, how to get the batch file to run through each file but I just can't figure out the coding I require to perform the actual deletion of the first line.

Grateful thanks to anyone who can help!

Dalgetty

**TheOutcaste** · 10-21-2009, 11:54 PM

Code:

@Echo Off
Set _Path=C:\Test Dir1
PushD %_Path%
For /F "Tokens=1 Delims=" %%a In ('Dir /A-D /B *.txt') Do (
Echo %%a
For /F "Usebackq Tokens=1 skip=1 Delims=" %%I In ("%%a") Do >>"%temp%\%%a" Echo.%%I
Move /Y "%temp%\%%a" .\
)
PopD

Set the path as needed, and change the extension if needed. *.* is allowed. This overwrites the original files.

10-20-2009, 02:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dalgetty Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Windows 2000 Pro Sp4	Use batch file to remove first line of text file Hi - it's me again! I didn't expect to be looking for assistance again so quickly but I have searched unsuccessfully for a script which will run through a directory and delete the first line of text in every txt file. I now know, or think I know, how to get the batch file to run through each file but I just can't figure out the coding I require to perform the actual deletion of the first line. Grateful thanks to anyone who can help! Dalgetty

10-21-2009, 11:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheOutcaste TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 815 OS: MS-Dos 6.22 - Win7	Re: Use batch file to remove first line of text file Code: @Echo Off Set _Path=C:\Test Dir1 PushD %_Path% For /F "Tokens=1 Delims=" %%a In ('Dir /A-D /B .txt') Do ( Echo %%a For /F "Usebackq Tokens=1 skip=1 Delims=" %%I In ("%%a") Do >>"%temp%\%%a" Echo.%%I Move /Y "%temp%\%%a" .\ ) PopD Set the path as needed, and change the extension if needed. .* is allowed. This overwrites the original files. __________________ 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?