Iterate all files in a directory using a 'for' loop

Question

How can I iterate over each file in a directory using a `for` loop? And how could I tell if a certain entry is a directory or if it's just a file?

Accepted Answer

This lists all the files (and only the files) in the current directory and its subdirectories recursively:

```
for /r %i in (*) do echo %i
```

Also if you run that command in a batch file you need to double the % signs.

```
for /r %%i in (*) do echo %%i
```

(thanks @agnul)

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