forfiles Command Examples

Select files to execute a specified command on. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/forfiles.

• Search for files in the current directory:

forfiles

• Search for files in a specific directory:

forfiles /p {{path\to\directory}}

• Run the specified command for each file:

forfiles /c "{{command}}"

• Search for files using a specific glob mask:

forfiles /m {{glob_pattern}}

• Search for files recursively:

forfiles /s

• Search for files older than 5 days:

forfiles /d +{{5}}