Windows - Batch file ignoring multiple wildcards

Question

I am trying to use a batch file to generate linux library symbolic links (Yes I'm trying to do this on windows, it needs to be cross platform). I have 3 files

• libnum1.so.1.0
• libnum2.so.1
• libnum3.so

I am trying to loop through the files, and only generate links for the first 2 files (the 3rd file doesn't need a link generated). I am using the following command to loop through the files

for %%F in (lib*.so.*) do (
    echo %%F
)

However, instead of just grabbing the first 2 files, its also grabbing the 3rd file, which is breaking my script. How do I make the for loop ignore any file that ends in just .so?

Answer 1

for %%F in (lib*.so.*) do IF /i "%%~xF" NEQ ".so" (

If the extension part of the filename is not equal to .so, regardless of case...

see for/?|more or `if/? from the prompt for docco