new line as delimiter in for loop batch script

Question

I want to print the policy name which is "My Default Policy". I am using the following command, however, this print only "My" as my delimiter is a space. How do i make a new line as the delimiter?

reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\McAfee\DLP\Agent\Properties\Policy" | find "PolicyName" > tmp.txt
for /F "tokens=3 delims= " %%f in (tmp.txt) do (echo "Policy Name:" %%f >> C:\mcafee.txt)

Maybe [this post](http://www.dostips.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6471) will help you. And [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15641301/new-line-as-a-delimeter-of-for-loop) too. (possible duplicate?) — Sangbok Lee, Mar 08 '17 at 06:46

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 08 '17 at 06:50

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There is no need to create a temporary file. Read FOR /F - Loop through the output of a command:

for /F "tokens=2,*" %%f in ('
    reg query "HKLM\Software\McAfee\DLP\Agent\Properties\Policy" ^| find /I "PolicyName"
  ') do (echo "Policy Name:" %%g >> C:\mcafee.txt)

Here

tokens=2,* will process the second token and the 3rd + all subsequent items; this can also be written as tokens=2*;
delims is omitted to accept all default delimiters: read Syntax: Escape Characters, Delimiters and Quotes.

answered Mar 08 '17 at 06:50

JosefZ

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What does the **%%g** do? – luisdev Apr 24 '20 at 15:57
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@luisdev read the section in [_Tokens_ paragraph](https://ss64.com/nt/for_cmd.html). – JosefZ Apr 24 '20 at 19:52

new line as delimiter in for loop batch script

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