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Asked: 2026-05-24T23:30:13+00:00

for /F tokens=* %* in (Test.txt) do md .\%* & cd %* & md

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for /F "tokens=*" %* in (Test.txt) do md ".\%*" & cd "%*" & md "Something1" & md "Something2" & cd ".."

The DOS command will pull names from text file and create a named folder then two subfolders.

Apple
-Something1
-Something2

But when I put it into a batch file as follows:

@ECHO OFF
@for /F "tokens=*" %* in (Test.txt) do md ".\%*" & cd "%*" & md "Something1" & md "Something2" & cd ".."
ECHO Done
PAUSE

Then run it from Windows GUI a sreen pops up, closes, and does nothing. Even if I create a batch with the working DOS command it does nothing. What am I missing?

Thank you.

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  1. Editorial Team

    In batch files, you need to double the ‘%’ in the for variable. Don’t ask me why. 🙂

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