Processing directory list in a Windows batch file

Handle a specific directory in current folder differently from other folders:

	@rem Handle a specific directory in current folder differently from other folders
	@echo off
	set dirNameToFind=ebooks
	rem Note that you should not leave spaces before and after "=" or you will get strange errors later on
	set tempFileName=temp.txt
	dir /a:d /b > %tempFileName%
	set /a dirCounter=0
	FOR /F "tokens=*" %%i IN (%tempFileName%) DO ( rem The tokens keyword with an asterisk (*) will pull all text for the entire line
	set /a dirCounter+=1
	IF NOT %dirNameToFind% == %%i (
	@echo %%i
	) ELSE (
	@echo dirNameToFind = %%i
	)
	)
	@echo number of folders in current dir = %dirCounter%
	del %tempFileName%

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Note that if you only wanted to check if a directory existed, a simple EXIST would suffice.

Bonus: If you want to set the result of a command to a variable, you can use this. Note that you have to enclose the command with ` `, not ' '. This reminds me of my double quote problem in Visual Studio...