# How do I number the lines in a text file using a batch file?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-number-the-lines-in-a-text-file-using-a-batch-file/172056>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [December 10, 2005, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-number-the-lines-in-a-text-file-using-a-batch-file/172056 "2005-12-10T15:54:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![mmm1234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@mmm1234](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mmm1234)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-number-the-lines-in-a-text-file-using-a-batch-file/172056/1 "2005-12-10T15:54:59Z")

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I basically want to change:

```auto
 C:\images\fdsfads.jpg
 C:\images\gdsf.jpg
 C:\images\dsfasdfds.jpg
 C:\images\fgsdfgdsf.jpg
 C:\images\dsfgdsgdf.jpg
 C:\images\dsfadsd.jpg
 C:\images\fgfdgsdff.jpg
 C:\images\ghfghrrth.jpg
 C:\images\jhgjhhghjf.jpg 

```

to

```auto
 1=C:\images\fdsfads.jpg
 2=C:\images\gdsf.jpg
 3=C:\images\dsfasdfds.jpg
 4=C:\images\fgsdfgdsf.jpg
 5=C:\images\dsfgdsgdf.jpg
etc 

```

Many thanks,  
Mike