copy folders from different sources to a new destination in cmd

Question

I have a txt file that contains full paths of folders. I want to copy these folders to a new directory. For example, lets say that my txt file contains :

C:\tools\folderA
C:\tools\folderB
C:\temp\abc\folderC

I want to copy folderA, folderB, folderC to a new destination.
How can I do so?

There are [lots of similar questions](http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=batch+copy+folders+list) — wOxxOm, Jul 28 '15 at 16:10
possible duplicate of [Batch: Copy a list (txt) of files](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6257948/batch-copy-a-list-txt-of-files) — wOxxOm, Jul 29 '15 at 02:42

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 01 '15 at 19:31

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for /F "delims=," %%V in (.\myFolders.txt) do (
  xcopy /E /I "%%~V" "%outDir%\allFolders\%%~nV"
)

edited Sep 01 '15 at 19:31

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answered Jul 28 '15 at 14:09

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Good answers *explain* as well as provide code. Consider updating your answer to include an explanation about how this code works and why it is the best option. – Ajean Sep 02 '15 at 00:29

copy folders from different sources to a new destination in cmd

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