Putting folder names in a text file


  1. PiKo
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    Putting folder names in a text file


    I have a folder with someh hundred subfolders. Is it possible to have these folder names in a text file?
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  3. Edwin
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    PiKo said:
    I have a folder with someh hundred subfolders. Is it possible to have these folder names in a text file?
    Shift right click in the parent folder/open command window/power shell here/paste dir > listmyfolder.txt and Enter
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  4. lx07
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    If you want the subdirectories too then do this:

    dir /ad /s /b > listmyfolder.txt

    /ad means show only directories
    /s means recurse through subdirectories
    /b means show basic details.
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  6. PiKo
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    Thanks for these answers. They did what I wanted.
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