Question

If I am iterating over each file using :

@echo off  FOR %%f IN (*\*.\**) DO (     echo %%f ) 

how could I print the extension of each file? I tried assigning %%f to a temporary variable, and then using the code : echo '%t:~-3%' to print but with no success.

Answer 1

The FOR command has several built-in switches that allow you to modify file names. Try the following:

@echo off for %%i in (*.*) do echo '%%~xi' 

For further details, use help for to get a complete list of the modifiers – there are quite a few!