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XP: How to merge duplicate files in different directories to 1 directory containing all files?

Sep 3rd, 2005 18:20
Knud van Eeden,

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XP: How to merge duplicate files in different directories to 1 
directory containing all files?
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Method: Using wildcard rename in MSDOS
Steps: Overview:
 1. -Open an MSDOS box
     1. -Click button Windows 'Start'
     2. -Select from list 'Run'
     3. -Type the command
          cmd
     4. -Click button 'OK'
 2. -Goto each of the involved directories
     1. On the MSDOS command line write the
        command
         cd mydirectory1
     2. Rename all the files in this directory
        to a unique filename
        1. On the MSDOS command line write
         e.g.
          ren *.* unique1_*.*
         e.g.
          ren *.* <some unique identifier which does not occur in the 
other directories>*.*
 3. -Move or copy all the files in the involved different
     directories to 1 common directories.
     1. you have done a unique rename for all
        involved directories, then the filenames
        in all directories should be unique.
        So merging this files in 1 big directory
        as there are no duplicate filenames
        can be done without overwriting duplicate
        files.
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Tested successfully on
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (service pack 2)
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Internet: see also:
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Operating system: Microsoft: Windows: XP: Link: Overview: Can you give 
an overview of links?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/34878/fid/868
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