Set output of a command to a variable

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I want to get the number of files modified before 10 days to a variable. I can get number of files using

forfiles /P "D:\files" /S /D -10  | find /c /v ""

But when i try to assign it to a variable using FOR it gives error. Command I used in FOR is

FOR /F "delims=" %i IN ('forfiles /P "D:\files" /S /D -10  | find /c /v ""') DO set today=%i

It actually works fine when I remove | find /c /v ""

npocmaka · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-23 13:13:10Z

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FOR /F "delims=" %i IN ('forfiles /P "D:\files" /S /D -10  ^| find /c /v ""') DO set today=%i

in this case you need to escape the pipe.

answered Apr 23, 2015 at 13:13

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Squashman · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-18 19:24:18Z

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Yes you can use the FIND command to count how many occurrences it finds but you don't need to. You could just use the set command to iterate a variable.

FOR /F "delims=" %%G IN ('forfiles /P "D:\files" /S /D -10') do @set /a count+=1

answered Apr 18, 2018 at 19:24

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