How can I paste one file into multiple folders?

[The Fred]

I can't seem to get it to work..

[TJohns]

Ahhh, the joys of a GUI ... you CAN'T have multiple simultaneous destination folders for a paste operation! You'll have to do an individual paste in each folder one-by-one,

Now, if all the folders are "together" in a common parent folder and you use a command-line FOR loop to do the work for you ... piece of cake!

Trev

[The Fred]

The folders are all inside of one folder,
So,
Could you tell me how you use that command?


Thank you!

[jagabo]

Go to the source file and select Copy. Navigate to each of the destination folders and Paste.

[The Fred]

Go to the source file and select Copy. Navigate to each of the destination folders and Paste.

*sigh*

[jagabo]

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/for.mspx?mfr=true

FOR /D %X IN (c:\parent\child*) DO COPY path\filename.ext %X

[The Fred]

Ah, I see,
I kept on reading that as FOR /D... type in %X IN (c:\parent\child*) DO COPY path\filename.ext %X

That was dumb of me good lord

[The Fred]

That's great- it works real well,
Thank you kindly.

[The Fred]

Just one little hitch I need to work out..



Is there a switch or what ever it is called that will have it to overwrite all?
It asks, but when I type ALL or A it just asks again as seen in the pic..

[jagabo]

Add /Y to force overwriting without prompting.

type "COPY /?" to get a list of switches.

[The Fred]

Good good thanks