Copying Files without Data and Just Names and Extensions












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Is there a way to copy files so that to show a client our file structure and what files we have available but the files are essentially just shells of the actual files? Meaning that they just contain the name and extension but not any of the actual data.










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  • How about the CMD tree /f ? That shows the directory structure graphically.

    – DrMoishe Pippik
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  • That could be a possibility, but it would be nice to allow it to be searchable in file explorer. Also do you know of anyway to export the output to a text file format that preserves the graphics? When I do tree /f > test.txt the graphics are not visible.

    – MrClean
    Jan 21 at 21:48











  • so you want to copy a directory and have all the files be blank in the copy?

    – Tim
    Jan 21 at 21:54











  • To view the output as tree structure, open in Notepad and select font Terminal. That replaces the superscript 3 etc. with horizontal and vertical lines.

    – DrMoishe Pippik
    Jan 21 at 22:09











  • Or use tree /f /a to draw the tree with standard ASCII characters rather than line-drawing characters.

    – Scott
    Jan 22 at 0:36
















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Is there a way to copy files so that to show a client our file structure and what files we have available but the files are essentially just shells of the actual files? Meaning that they just contain the name and extension but not any of the actual data.










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  • How about the CMD tree /f ? That shows the directory structure graphically.

    – DrMoishe Pippik
    Jan 21 at 21:41











  • That could be a possibility, but it would be nice to allow it to be searchable in file explorer. Also do you know of anyway to export the output to a text file format that preserves the graphics? When I do tree /f > test.txt the graphics are not visible.

    – MrClean
    Jan 21 at 21:48











  • so you want to copy a directory and have all the files be blank in the copy?

    – Tim
    Jan 21 at 21:54











  • To view the output as tree structure, open in Notepad and select font Terminal. That replaces the superscript 3 etc. with horizontal and vertical lines.

    – DrMoishe Pippik
    Jan 21 at 22:09











  • Or use tree /f /a to draw the tree with standard ASCII characters rather than line-drawing characters.

    – Scott
    Jan 22 at 0:36














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Is there a way to copy files so that to show a client our file structure and what files we have available but the files are essentially just shells of the actual files? Meaning that they just contain the name and extension but not any of the actual data.










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Is there a way to copy files so that to show a client our file structure and what files we have available but the files are essentially just shells of the actual files? Meaning that they just contain the name and extension but not any of the actual data.







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  • How about the CMD tree /f ? That shows the directory structure graphically.

    – DrMoishe Pippik
    Jan 21 at 21:41











  • That could be a possibility, but it would be nice to allow it to be searchable in file explorer. Also do you know of anyway to export the output to a text file format that preserves the graphics? When I do tree /f > test.txt the graphics are not visible.

    – MrClean
    Jan 21 at 21:48











  • so you want to copy a directory and have all the files be blank in the copy?

    – Tim
    Jan 21 at 21:54











  • To view the output as tree structure, open in Notepad and select font Terminal. That replaces the superscript 3 etc. with horizontal and vertical lines.

    – DrMoishe Pippik
    Jan 21 at 22:09











  • Or use tree /f /a to draw the tree with standard ASCII characters rather than line-drawing characters.

    – Scott
    Jan 22 at 0:36



















  • How about the CMD tree /f ? That shows the directory structure graphically.

    – DrMoishe Pippik
    Jan 21 at 21:41











  • That could be a possibility, but it would be nice to allow it to be searchable in file explorer. Also do you know of anyway to export the output to a text file format that preserves the graphics? When I do tree /f > test.txt the graphics are not visible.

    – MrClean
    Jan 21 at 21:48











  • so you want to copy a directory and have all the files be blank in the copy?

    – Tim
    Jan 21 at 21:54











  • To view the output as tree structure, open in Notepad and select font Terminal. That replaces the superscript 3 etc. with horizontal and vertical lines.

    – DrMoishe Pippik
    Jan 21 at 22:09











  • Or use tree /f /a to draw the tree with standard ASCII characters rather than line-drawing characters.

    – Scott
    Jan 22 at 0:36

















How about the CMD tree /f ? That shows the directory structure graphically.

– DrMoishe Pippik
Jan 21 at 21:41





How about the CMD tree /f ? That shows the directory structure graphically.

– DrMoishe Pippik
Jan 21 at 21:41













That could be a possibility, but it would be nice to allow it to be searchable in file explorer. Also do you know of anyway to export the output to a text file format that preserves the graphics? When I do tree /f > test.txt the graphics are not visible.

– MrClean
Jan 21 at 21:48





That could be a possibility, but it would be nice to allow it to be searchable in file explorer. Also do you know of anyway to export the output to a text file format that preserves the graphics? When I do tree /f > test.txt the graphics are not visible.

– MrClean
Jan 21 at 21:48













so you want to copy a directory and have all the files be blank in the copy?

– Tim
Jan 21 at 21:54





so you want to copy a directory and have all the files be blank in the copy?

– Tim
Jan 21 at 21:54













To view the output as tree structure, open in Notepad and select font Terminal. That replaces the superscript 3 etc. with horizontal and vertical lines.

– DrMoishe Pippik
Jan 21 at 22:09





To view the output as tree structure, open in Notepad and select font Terminal. That replaces the superscript 3 etc. with horizontal and vertical lines.

– DrMoishe Pippik
Jan 21 at 22:09













Or use tree /f /a to draw the tree with standard ASCII characters rather than line-drawing characters.

– Scott
Jan 22 at 0:36





Or use tree /f /a to draw the tree with standard ASCII characters rather than line-drawing characters.

– Scott
Jan 22 at 0:36










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Try something like this in Powershell:



Get-ChildItem "C:Temp" -Recurse |
Foreach-Object {
$_.fullname
$FullPathAndNameWithoutDrive = Split-Path -Path $_.FullName -NoQualifier
# For directories, create a directory.
If ($_.PSIsContainer) {
New-Item -ItemType directory -Path C:Temp2$FullPathAndNameWithoutDrive
}
# For files, create an empty file.
If (!$_.PSIsContainer) {
echo $null > C:Temp2$FullPathAndNameWithoutDrive
}

}


That will loop through everything in C:Temp. It'll then create a matching version in C:Temp2, with the same directories, and with empty (just containing a Null character) files. Change C:Temp and C:Temp2 to fit your need.






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    Snap2HTML seems like something you might be interested it. it generates a pretty nice navigable & searchable html page based on your directory structure.






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      Try something like this in Powershell:



      Get-ChildItem "C:Temp" -Recurse |
      Foreach-Object {
      $_.fullname
      $FullPathAndNameWithoutDrive = Split-Path -Path $_.FullName -NoQualifier
      # For directories, create a directory.
      If ($_.PSIsContainer) {
      New-Item -ItemType directory -Path C:Temp2$FullPathAndNameWithoutDrive
      }
      # For files, create an empty file.
      If (!$_.PSIsContainer) {
      echo $null > C:Temp2$FullPathAndNameWithoutDrive
      }

      }


      That will loop through everything in C:Temp. It'll then create a matching version in C:Temp2, with the same directories, and with empty (just containing a Null character) files. Change C:Temp and C:Temp2 to fit your need.






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        Try something like this in Powershell:



        Get-ChildItem "C:Temp" -Recurse |
        Foreach-Object {
        $_.fullname
        $FullPathAndNameWithoutDrive = Split-Path -Path $_.FullName -NoQualifier
        # For directories, create a directory.
        If ($_.PSIsContainer) {
        New-Item -ItemType directory -Path C:Temp2$FullPathAndNameWithoutDrive
        }
        # For files, create an empty file.
        If (!$_.PSIsContainer) {
        echo $null > C:Temp2$FullPathAndNameWithoutDrive
        }

        }


        That will loop through everything in C:Temp. It'll then create a matching version in C:Temp2, with the same directories, and with empty (just containing a Null character) files. Change C:Temp and C:Temp2 to fit your need.






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          Try something like this in Powershell:



          Get-ChildItem "C:Temp" -Recurse |
          Foreach-Object {
          $_.fullname
          $FullPathAndNameWithoutDrive = Split-Path -Path $_.FullName -NoQualifier
          # For directories, create a directory.
          If ($_.PSIsContainer) {
          New-Item -ItemType directory -Path C:Temp2$FullPathAndNameWithoutDrive
          }
          # For files, create an empty file.
          If (!$_.PSIsContainer) {
          echo $null > C:Temp2$FullPathAndNameWithoutDrive
          }

          }


          That will loop through everything in C:Temp. It'll then create a matching version in C:Temp2, with the same directories, and with empty (just containing a Null character) files. Change C:Temp and C:Temp2 to fit your need.






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          Try something like this in Powershell:



          Get-ChildItem "C:Temp" -Recurse |
          Foreach-Object {
          $_.fullname
          $FullPathAndNameWithoutDrive = Split-Path -Path $_.FullName -NoQualifier
          # For directories, create a directory.
          If ($_.PSIsContainer) {
          New-Item -ItemType directory -Path C:Temp2$FullPathAndNameWithoutDrive
          }
          # For files, create an empty file.
          If (!$_.PSIsContainer) {
          echo $null > C:Temp2$FullPathAndNameWithoutDrive
          }

          }


          That will loop through everything in C:Temp. It'll then create a matching version in C:Temp2, with the same directories, and with empty (just containing a Null character) files. Change C:Temp and C:Temp2 to fit your need.







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              Snap2HTML seems like something you might be interested it. it generates a pretty nice navigable & searchable html page based on your directory structure.






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                Snap2HTML seems like something you might be interested it. it generates a pretty nice navigable & searchable html page based on your directory structure.






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                  Snap2HTML seems like something you might be interested it. it generates a pretty nice navigable & searchable html page based on your directory structure.






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                  Snap2HTML seems like something you might be interested it. it generates a pretty nice navigable & searchable html page based on your directory structure.







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