Create empty files out of PDFs using bat file
I'm using rclone to download files to a specific folder. Those files are PDF which have no OCR (text layers). I use FineReader to OCR those files but it won't save in the same folder, it needs a new folder, so I get a lot of duplicate huge PDF files.
I'd like to copy all files from folder A to folder B and make all the files from folder A to be zero bytes instead of removing that. That way, rclone (with the skip-size flag) will not overwrite them or copy them again and I won't have duplicate files.
REM step 1 first I copy all the files from folder A to folder B
XCOPY C:folderA* C:folderB /s /i
REM step 2 now filling all the files with zero
FOR R "C:folderA" %%A IN (*.pdf *.mp4 *.txt) do type NUL> "%%~nA"
step 2 doesn't work
windows batch
asked Jan 11 at 18:37
G. L.G. L.
7511
add a comment |
I'm using rclone to download files to a specific folder. Those files are PDF which have no OCR (text layers). I use FineReader to OCR those files but it won't save in the same folder, it needs a new folder, so I get a lot of duplicate huge PDF files.
I'd like to copy all files from folder A to folder B and make all the files from folder A to be zero bytes instead of removing that. That way, rclone (with the skip-size flag) will not overwrite them or copy them again and I won't have duplicate files.
REM step 1 first I copy all the files from folder A to folder B
XCOPY C:folderA* C:folderB /s /i
REM step 2 now filling all the files with zero
FOR R "C:folderA" %%A IN (*.pdf *.mp4 *.txt) do type NUL> "%%~nA"
step 2 doesn't work
windows batch
asked Jan 11 at 18:37
G. L.G. L.
7511
1
The for command isFOR /Rwith a forward slash, otherwise that command should be OK.
– LotPings
Jan 11 at 18:47
add a comment |
I'm using rclone to download files to a specific folder. Those files are PDF which have no OCR (text layers). I use FineReader to OCR those files but it won't save in the same folder, it needs a new folder, so I get a lot of duplicate huge PDF files.
I'd like to copy all files from folder A to folder B and make all the files from folder A to be zero bytes instead of removing that. That way, rclone (with the skip-size flag) will not overwrite them or copy them again and I won't have duplicate files.
REM step 1 first I copy all the files from folder A to folder B
XCOPY C:folderA* C:folderB /s /i
REM step 2 now filling all the files with zero
FOR R "C:folderA" %%A IN (*.pdf *.mp4 *.txt) do type NUL> "%%~nA"
step 2 doesn't work
windows batch
asked Jan 11 at 18:37
G. L.G. L.
7511
I'm using rclone to download files to a specific folder. Those files are PDF which have no OCR (text layers). I use FineReader to OCR those files but it won't save in the same folder, it needs a new folder, so I get a lot of duplicate huge PDF files.
I'd like to copy all files from folder A to folder B and make all the files from folder A to be zero bytes instead of removing that. That way, rclone (with the skip-size flag) will not overwrite them or copy them again and I won't have duplicate files.
REM step 1 first I copy all the files from folder A to folder B
XCOPY C:folderA* C:folderB /s /i
REM step 2 now filling all the files with zero
FOR R "C:folderA" %%A IN (*.pdf *.mp4 *.txt) do type NUL> "%%~nA"
step 2 doesn't work
windows batch
windows batch
asked Jan 11 at 18:37
G. L.G. L.
7511
asked Jan 11 at 18:37
G. L.G. L.
7511
asked Jan 11 at 18:37
G. L.G. L.
7511
asked Jan 11 at 18:37
G. L.G. L.
7511
asked Jan 11 at 18:37
G. L.G. L.
7511
7511
1
The for command isFOR /Rwith a forward slash, otherwise that command should be OK.
– LotPings
Jan 11 at 18:47
add a comment |
1
The for command isFOR /Rwith a forward slash, otherwise that command should be OK.
– LotPings
Jan 11 at 18:47
1
1
The for command is
FOR /R with a forward slash, otherwise that command should be OK.– LotPings
Jan 11 at 18:47
The for command is
FOR /R with a forward slash, otherwise that command should be OK.– LotPings
Jan 11 at 18:47
add a comment |
0
active
oldest
votes
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "3"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f1393282%2fcreate-empty-files-out-of-pdfs-using-bat-file%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
0
active
oldest
votes
0
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
Thanks for contributing an answer to Super User!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f1393282%2fcreate-empty-files-out-of-pdfs-using-bat-file%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
1
The for command is
FOR /Rwith a forward slash, otherwise that command should be OK.– LotPings
Jan 11 at 18:47