Need a recursive utility

[fdwojo]

Hey there folks. I'm in need of a utility that can either:

1) allow me to execute a standard DOS/CMD command in every sub-directory of a particular folder
  or
2) create a 0-byte file in every sub-directory of a particular folder, all with the same name of my choice.

Way back in the day of Windows 95 and MS-DOS, I had a tool that would do option #1, but it seems those older 16-bit tools don't work in Windows 10. I've tried the FOR /R tool, but it doesn't seem to be able to create files, only manipulate existing files which is no help.

Does anyone know where I could find a tool like that? *** or *** could someone here write a utility that will do that?

Thanks for reading! Please let me know if you have any thoughts of an existing tool, or if creating one is possible.

[4wd]

Simple PowerShell script to create zero byte file in all sub-directories:

Code: ( powershell)

<#
p0b.ps1

In a Powershell console:

path/to/p0b.ps1 -dir <dir> -file <file>

Example:

./p0b.ps1 -dir r:/abc -file hello.txt

#>

param (
  [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$dir,
  [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$file
)

# Get a list of all sub-dirs
Get-ChildItem -Path $dir -Recurse -Directory | `
# For each one create a file
  ForEach-Object { New-Item "$($_)/$($file)" -ItemType File -Force}

NOTE: The -Force parameter will cause existing files to be overwritten, remove it if necessary.

PS. PowerShell doesn't care what you use for a path separator, / or \

[publicdomain]

could someone here write a utility that will do that?

Hi there! Adding RecuRUN to the thread:

https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=51481.0



Enjoy!
Vic