XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: neil@myplaceofwork.com   
      
   On 3/13/2023 1:13 AM, Herbert Kleebauer wrote:   
   >> Is there an easier way to get that list of what file names are in   
   >> folder B that aren't yet in folder A when I move just those files over?   
   >   
   > When in directory b use this command (double the % if used in a batch   
   program):   
   >   
   > for %i in (*.txt) do if not exist ..\a\%i copy %i ..\a\   
   >   
   > Maybe you want to use "move" instead of "copy"   
   >   
   > But maybe the simplest way is to use file explorer and copy all   
   > files of b/ to a/ and select don't replace existing files.   
      
   I should have been clear that I can easily copy (or move) the files   
   selectively because the native Windows command has an overwrite yes/no.   
      
   What I need is a separate _list_ of what was moved (or copied) over.   
    for %i in (*.txt) do if not exist ..\a\%i copy %i ..\a\   
    echo %i > list.txt   
      
   What I do now is compare time stamps of the resulting combined folder.   
   But sometimes the time stamps aren't what I would have thought they'd be.   
   --   
   best regards,   
      
   Neil   
      
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