Can I store the output of a command in a variable in batch scripting?

Question

I want to dir a folder and get in a variable all the names of the *.csv files.

Does anyone know how can I do this?

possible duplicate of Windows batch files: How to set a variable with the result of a command? — Helen
– Helen, Commented Jul 7, 2011 at 10:08

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:48:05Z

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Using Bash you can try:

dirlist=`ls -1 *.csv`
echo "$dirlist"

Under windows you can read the following Q and A:

Something like:

for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir') do @set foobar=%%a

Change 'dir' to what you want. I have no windows machine close by, so cannot test.

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answered Jul 7, 2011 at 8:55

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Why answer a duplicate question?

And because it makes it easy for us Googlers to find the answer even when Google points us to the duplicate

M.Markfort · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-26 16:24:13Z

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I apologize for a duplicate response, but StackOverflow has reputation counters that impede me from certain actions.

When executing directly on the command-prompt, use the following form:

for /f "delims=" %a in ('whoami') do @set myaccount=%a

The form in previous answer is intended when used in a .bat or .cmd file.

answered Jun 26, 2017 at 16:24

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