Batch file to Copy particular lines from one text file to another text file

Question

I am very new to batch scripting. I don't have much knowledge about Batch Scripting.

My doubt is how to copy only some line from text file to other text file.

Say my File.txt is

This is sample file.
I want copy this line.
Also this line.
But not this line.

I want to copy line 2 and 3, but not using their line number, because may change.

This muchI have done till now:

@ECHO OFF
SET InFile=abc.txt
SET OutFile=Output.txt
IF EXIST "%OutFile%" DEL "%OutFile%"
SET TempFile=Temp.txt
IF EXIST "%TempFile%" DEL "%TempFile%"

IF EXIST "%OutFile%" DEL "%OutFile%"

FOR /F "tokens=*" %%A IN ('FINDSTR "I want" "%InFile%"') DO (
    ECHO.%%A> "%TempFile%"
    ECHO.%TempFile%>>"%OutFile%"
REM CALL :RemovePrecedingWordA "%%A"
    )
FOR /F "tokens=*" %%A IN ('FINDSTR " Also this" "%InFile%"') DO (
    ECHO.%%A> "%TempFile%"
    ECHO.%TempFile%>>"%OutFile%"
REM CALL :RemovePrecedingWordA "%%A"
    )

But its not working. Please help.

Peter Hull · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-23 10:21:19Z

7

You could use the /g: option to findstr, basically do

findstr /g:pattern.txt %InFile% > %OutFile%

where pattern.txt is (in your example)

I want
Also this

This assumes you can write findstr regular expressions for all the lines you want to copy.

If you use findstr with multiple files (wildcard) you will get the file name prepended. To get round this, use del out.txt for %F in (*.txt); do findstr /g:pattern.txt %F >> out.txt Note that you should put the source files in a different directory to the pattern and output files (or use a different extension) otherwise the *.txt wildcard will pick those files up, too.

edited Jul 23, 2018 at 10:21

answered Apr 29, 2013 at 14:20

Peter Hull

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Nyc2x Over a year ago

Hi Peter, is there any way to remove the file path while using wildcard "c:*.txt". My output will show "c:\test.txt: Blablabla" rather than "Blablabla". Thanks in advanced.

Peter Hull Over a year ago

@Nyc2x not straightforward but see the edit to my post - is that what you mean? Otherwise, asking a new question might be better.

Erich Neugebauer · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-19 10:41:28Z

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You can also use sed for this purpose. Certain lines (in this case 2 and 3) are copied as follows:

sed -n -e 2p -e 3p input.txt > output.txt

If you wish to copy a segment of lines (all lines from line 2 to line 10) then you may use:

sed -n -e 2,10p input.txt > output.txt

Or you can also use combinations of certain lines and segments:

sed -n -e 2,10p -e 15p -e 27p input.txt > output.txt

answered Aug 19, 2015 at 10:41

Erich Neugebauer

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Stephan Over a year ago

the question states: "but not using their line number, because may change."

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