Can I store the output of a command in a variable in batch scripting?

Question

I want to dir a folder and get in a variable all the names of the *.csv files.

Does anyone know how can I do this?

possible duplicate of [Windows batch files: How to set a variable with the result of a command?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/889518/windows-batch-files-how-to-set-a-variable-with-the-result-of-a-command) — Helen, Jul 07 '11 at 10:08

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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Using Bash you can try:

dirlist=`ls -1 *.csv`
echo "$dirlist"

Under windows you can read the following Q and A:

Something like:

for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir') do @set foobar=%%a

Change 'dir' to what you want. I have no windows machine close by, so cannot test.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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answered Jul 07 '11 at 08:55

zaf

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Why answer a duplicate question? – Andriy M Jul 07 '11 at 12:49
And because it makes it easy for us Googlers to find the answer even when Google points us to the duplicate – Neowizard Dec 15 '13 at 15:22

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 26 '17 at 16:24

I apologize for a duplicate response, but StackOverflow has reputation counters that impede me from certain actions.

When executing directly on the command-prompt, use the following form:

for /f "delims=" %a in ('whoami') do @set myaccount=%a

The form in previous answer is intended when used in a .bat or .cmd file.

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