


If the text file contains the full path and filename on each line, eg:Ĭ:\Users\Me\Pictures\SourceFiles\Filename.jpg To go to that folder, first use the 'change directory' command: CD If the text file contains just the file names, then the command has to be run in the folder that contains the files to be copied. The quotes around %N in 'copy "%N"' allows for any filenames that contain spacesĬ:\Destination specifies the folder you want to copy to (it must already exist, create it first if necessary) "delims=" says use the whole of each line as the parameter %N 'for' loops through all the filenames in list.txt

The simplest way to use a text file with a filename on each line (such as list.txt) to copy the files to a folder such as C:\Destination is by using this single command in a command prompt:įOR /F "delims=" %N in (list.txt) do COPY "%N" C:\Destination
