comparing source and target and deleting specific extension files like .cs and .aspx page

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Hi,

I was implemented the class library with copying from source directory to target directory (which contains asp.net web application tasks)including sub directories.

My new requirement is restrict some file to copy from source to target(eg:.exe files) and delete the files those are not available in my target.

Eg:

before copy:
source- 1.txt, 2.txt,3.exe,4.aspx
target-1.txt, 6.txt 5.exe, 7.aspx

after copy:
source- 1.txt, 2.txt,3.exe, 4.aspx
target-1.txt, 2.txt,4.aspx(3.exe restricted to copy, 6.txt 5.exe, 7.aspx have to delete)

Posted 6-Aug-13 23:46pm

Naga Sindhura

Updated 7-Aug-13 2:18am

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Maarten Kools 7-Aug-13 6:09am

Maybe you should ask the person/company who gave that task to you to clarify?

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Solution 2

Use Beyond Compare...

http://www.scootersoftware.com/index.php[^]

It can compare entire folders, shows missing files and also textual differences...

The best tool i ever encountered for this purpose...

Posted 7-Aug-13 2:21am

Srinivas Kalabarigi

Updated 7-Aug-13 2:22am

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Naga Sindhura 7-Aug-13 8:47am

i wanted to implement this one using c# or dos command.

Srinivas Kalabarigi 7-Aug-13 8:53am

Do you want text comparison as well or just file names?

Naga Sindhura 7-Aug-13 9:39am

for this requirement not needed.

Srinivas Kalabarigi 7-Aug-13 10:21am

Then your requirement can be achieved by automated tools ... like Repliweb, robotcopy, etc. if your company wants to purchase.

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Bernhard Hiller · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-07T00:21:00

Solution 1

Instead of re-inventing the wheel, use robocopy with /MIR parameter.

Posted 7-Aug-13 0:21am

Bernhard Hiller

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Naga Sindhura 7-Aug-13 7:49am

Hi, through command prompt it's working fine, however i wanted to restrict some files like .exe from source to target. How can we do this using robocopy.

Bernhard Hiller 7-Aug-13 8:47am

There are more parameters, e.g. for excluding specific files.