Batch Script to copy a subfolder to another folder using the subfolder name

Question

I need to copy folder and its contents to target folder Using Batch Scripting.

For Example , we have folder named "ParentFolder" and inside this folder we have "Child1" folder and inside this i have a text file.

Target folder is named as "Targetfolder"

I want to 1st check if the subfolder of "Parentfolder" is "Child1" folder and then copy the whole folder "Child1" to "Targetfolder"

EDIT - Added code from comment

@echo on
set FOLDER1=c:\Temp\FOLDER1
set FOLDER2=c:\Temp\FOLDER2
if exist %FOLDER1% ( xcopy /Q /D /S /V %FOLDER1% %FOLDER2% )
:END

@echo on set FOLDER1=c:\Temp\FOLDER1 set FOLDER2=c:\Temp\FOLDER2 if exist %FOLDER1% ( xcopy /Q /D /S /V %FOLDER1% %FOLDER2% ) :END I want only selected folders inside FOLDER1, FOLDER1 has several folders — Stella
– Stella, Commented Dec 6, 2012 at 14:11
So, what isn't working for you? I'm not clear on what your question is. — aphoria
– aphoria, Commented Dec 7, 2012 at 15:24

David Ruhmann · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-08 17:49:10Z

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Just to clarify, you want to copy the folder Parent (Child 1, Child 2) into Target ( Empty ) so that the resulting copy becomes Target ( Parent ( Child 1, Child 2) )?

If so then you need to add the parent name to the target path because xcopy only copies the contents of the source directory into the specified target directory. Be sure to have a backslash at the end of the target path to signify that it is a directory and not a file. Else you will be prompted.

@echo on
set SOURCENAME=FOLDER1
set FOLDER1=c:\Temp\%SOURCENAME%
set FOLDER2=c:\Temp\FOLDER2
if exist %FOLDER1% ( xcopy /Q /D /S /V %FOLDER1% %FOLDER2%\%SOURCENAME%\ )
:END

answered Dec 8, 2012 at 17:49

David Ruhmann

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Stella Over a year ago

:Thanku fr trying the solution :) , I wanted ` target ( Child1,Child2)`

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