Windows 10 Command Prompt - List all files and folders inside a directory without displaying file extensions

Question

I've been using dir /b to display all files and folders in a directory but it includes the file extension for every file in a directory. What is the command for displaying all files without including their extension?

Example:

A entered dir /b inside a directory and it displays the following:

Avengers Endgame (2019).mp4
Thor Ragnarok (2017).mp4
....................

What I want is this:

Avengers Endgame (2019)
Thor Ragnarok (2017)

To be displayed in command prompt without including their file extensions.

Possible duplicate of How do I hide file extensions in a command prompt /dir output? or https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54962981/how-to-show-only-filenames-without-extensions-using-dir-command — spikey_richie, Aug 29 '19 at 09:53
Is PowerShell an option? Check out Get-ChildIem | select Basename (short version (gci).Basename') or gci | format-wide -Property Basename -Column 3 — Keith Miller, Aug 29 '19 at 13:15
Possible duplicate of Cannot install any updates on clean Windows 8.1 — Moab, Aug 29 '19 at 15:25

Ricardo Bohner · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-01T10:15:16.943

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In the command prompt you can use something like this:

for %a in (*) do @echo %~na

To include Folders in the result:

dir /ad /b & For %a in (*) do @echo %~na

But at some point it might be difficult to tell the difference between a folder and a file so maybe you may want to do something like this:

echo. & echo Folders: & echo. & dir /ad /b & echo. & echo Files: & echo. & For %a in (*) do @echo %~na

This would result in something like this:

edited Sep 01 '19 at 10:15

answered Aug 31 '19 at 14:56

Ricardo Bohner

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thank you! But how do I include the folders in the list? – Denzell Sep 01 '19 at 03:14
Just edited the answer... – Ricardo Bohner Sep 01 '19 at 10:38

Windows 10 Command Prompt - List all files and folders inside a directory without displaying file extensions

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