Jan 24, 2013 · In addition to %G in a for loop, %1 is also allowed. %% is needed in a script to avoid ambiguities. "When working at the command line (not in a batch script) there is no …

It's the same as 'if "%1" == "" goto somewhere', except that will fail in batch files, because "" evaluates to nothing and the whole sentence reduces to 'if %1 == goto somewhere'. I prefer X, …

1 It's a variable. That particular example uses the directory option of a FOR loop, iterating through the directories and assigning them to %%A. That's also not a command-line example, but a …

Jun 18, 2012 · I have a question about if - else structure in a batch file. Each command runs individually, but I couldn't use "if - else" blocks safely so these parts of my …

Aug 31, 2009 · FOR %%A IN (list) DO command parameters list is a list of any elements, separated by either spaces, commas or semicolons. command can be any internal or external …

Oct 30, 2018 · 6 I would write this in Notepad or WordPad for a basic logoff command: @echo off shutdown -l This is basically the same as clicking start and logoff manually, but it is just slightly …

this seems to be same as setting the environment-variable in windows. Is this the only way of using local-variables in batch scripts?

Using parameters in batch files: %0 and %9 Batch files can refer to the words passed in as parameters with the tokens: %0 to %9. %0 is the program name as it was called. %1 is the …

Jan 13, 2014 · One remotely familiar with windows/dos batch scripting will recognize this line: @echo off For many-many days, I was happy with the sentiment that the @ is how echo off is …

Feb 22, 2010 · Running shift once in a batch file will make "%1" value to be the second argument, "%2" becomes the third, and so on. It's useful for processing command line arguments in a …