Check existence of multiple network shared files

Question

Let's say I have a list of files (files.txt), which looks like:

\\myshare\file1
\\myshare\file2
\\myshare\file3

How is it possible to check via a batch script (windows) to check if those files exist and output this? I tried with if exists \\path\file, but it always tells me that the path can not be used syntactically at that point.

How can I find out? It is a simple Windows share. So I guess it is SMB. — Peter, May 04 '18 at 10:11

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 07 '18 at 16:35

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This is a complete script. It can be modified to use with other stuff

@echo off
for /f "tokens=*" %%s in (list.txt) do (
 if exist %%s (
  echo %%s found
  echo %%s >> sharesfound.txt
 ) else (
  echo %%s NOT found
  echo %%s >> sharesmissing.txt
 )
)

edited May 07 '18 at 16:35

Peter

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answered May 06 '18 at 20:06

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BTW you can get a list of all shares by command net share – Vitas May 06 '18 at 20:08

score 0 · Answer 2 · 2018-05-07T13:34:00.030

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Based on the format of your path, I think that you're referring to SMB: in that case, either you can mount the share (eg. with mount.cifs) and check as if it's a local file, or you can use smbclient to check if the file exist remotely:

smbclient //host/share -U username -c "ls filetocheck"

The result will be in $?, and it will be zero if file exists, 1 otherwise.

On Windows, you can use if exist \\server\share goto label (actually, you can issue any CMD command instead of goto)

edited May 07 '18 at 13:34

answered May 04 '18 at 10:03

Please check my question, I was asking for a batch solution (windows). Thanks for your effort though! – Peter May 04 '18 at 10:14
Sorry I don't know why I was so certain that you were asking for Linux. However, I updated my answer :-) – May 04 '18 at 22:52
I guess it should be `if exist` instead of `if exists`. – Peter May 07 '18 at 12:04

Check existence of multiple network shared files

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