[CMD] Trying to extract some directory name in text file

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  1. ar_seven_am

    ar_seven_am MDL Senior Member

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    #1 ar_seven_am, Dec 9, 2013
    Last edited by a moderator: Apr 20, 2017
    Hi everyone, I'm trying to extract some directory name from an existing text file, for example the contain of mytext.txt is :

    Code:
    Drive : System
List Directory : System:\Backup\Scripting\PHP\header.php
List Directory : System:\Backup\Scripting\PHP\content.php
List Directory : System:\Backup\Scripting\PHP\footer.php
List Directory : System:\Backup\Scripting\HTML\header.php
List Directory : System:\Backup\Scripting\HTML\content.php
List Directory : System:\Backup\Scripting\HTML\footer.php
    someone can help so I can output only the content directory inside scripting (eg "PHP" and "HTML" without included the file inside)?

    the problem I faced is, using findstr need to know the string first, but here, "PHP" or "HTML" need to search by read mytext.txt...



    thx in advance...
     
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  2. buyerninety

    buyerninety MDL Novice

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    #2 buyerninety, Dec 11, 2013
    Last edited: Dec 11, 2013
    This all seemed to be pretty good advice...
    msfn.org/board/topic/170535-cmd-extract-specific-string-in-text-file/
     
  3. Mazzif

    Mazzif Elitebook Pwner

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    #3 Mazzif, Dec 23, 2013
    Last edited by a moderator: Apr 20, 2017
    not sure if this is what your looking to do but:

    Crate a new bat file "filename.bat"

    Code:
    FOR /F "tokens=5 delims=\" %%i in (php.txt) do (
ECHO %%i >> newfile.txt
)
    when run from cmd:

    Code:
    H:\>test.bat

H:\>FOR /F "tokens=5 delims=\" %i in (php.txt) do (ECHO %i  1>>newfile.txt )


H:\>(ECHO header.php  1>>newfile.txt )


H:\>(ECHO content.php  1>>newfile.txt )


H:\>(ECHO footer.php  1>>newfile.txt )


H:\>(ECHO header.php  1>>newfile.txt )


H:\>(ECHO content.php  1>>newfile.txt )


H:\>(ECHO footer.php  1>>newfile.txt )


H:\>
    and will produce a text file call 'newfile.txt' that reads:
    Code:
    footer.php
header.php 
content.php 
footer.php 
header.php 
content.php 
footer.php
    Hope that helps