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help commandName
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commandName /?
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help --> show all system commands
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help
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Clear Screen
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cls
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Tab
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Autocomplete
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arrow keys up/down
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back/forward history commands
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Control + C
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stops current command
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ALT + F7
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clears the history
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F7
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shows the history
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mkdir
subdirectory |
creates new subdirectory
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mkdir subdir/subsubdir
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creates subdir & subdir/subsubdir
Hint: creates it, if they aren't existing |
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rmdir
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removes an empty dir
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rmdir /s directory
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removes directory with content
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rmdir /s /q directory
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removes directory with content & skips y/n question
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copy src dst
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copy files
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copy /Y src dest
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copy files overwrites without quesiton
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xcopy /s src dest
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copies dirs and subdirs except empty ones
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xcopy /YS src dest
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as above without ask to overwrite
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xcopy /YS src \\server\share
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copy to network share
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robocopy /S src dest
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copies dirs and subdirs except empty ones
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robocopy /YS src dest
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as above without ask to overwrite
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%0
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Name of Script
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%1 ... %9
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Parameter 1 ... Parameter 9
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%*
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prints all parameters as a string
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(one line)
for %%x in (%*) do echo %%x |
access it through a for loop works with > 10 parameters
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parameters_script.bat
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@echo off
call parameters_subscript.bat %* EXIT /B %errorlevel% |
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parameters_subscript.bat
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@ECHO off
echo subscript called with %* EXIT /B 0 |
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set array[0]=0
set array[1]=1 ... |
set value to a specific array element
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echo %array[0]%
echo %array[1]% |
access to array elements
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missing loop over elements: indexed
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echo "Hi:"
goto :good |
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:bad
echo "I don't like scripting" goto :eof |
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:good
echo "I like scripting" goto :eof |
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realative
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parent directory
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cd .., cd..
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subdirectory
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cd subdirectoy
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absolute
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cd C:\Windows
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cd \Windows
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change drive
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Z:
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? (file?.txt)
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one arbitary character
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* ( *.bat)
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arbitary characters (0,1 or more)
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type file
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show file content
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more
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show file content pagewise
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sort file
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show file content sorted
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current folder
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dir
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absolute path
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dir C:\Windows
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dir Y:
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different drive
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dir /B
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only show file names and directory names
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@ echo off
set /P name="Input yor name: " |
Syntax: set /P var=prompt:
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echo Hi %name%
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variable call
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@echo off
echo Bill > file echo Gate >> file |
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set /P filecontent =< file
echo First Line: %filecontent% |
set /P var=< file
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FOR /f %%f in (file) Do (
echo %%f ) |
REM print each line in file
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setlocal
set MY_ENV=abc endlocal |
Only active in the current batch file (local)
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set MY_ENV=abc
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creates or changes an environment variable that is active in the cmd. (global)
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set
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shows the active environment variables
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echo %USERNAME%
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print variable out
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defined MY_VAR
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returns
0 => Execution was successful >0 => Execution failed |
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IF test (command) ELSE (command)
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Syntax
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for {%%|%}<Variable> in (<Set>) do <Command> [<CommandLineOptions>]
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cmd.exe use ->%
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batch script use ->%%
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call :print_name Florian
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echo print_name exitst with %errorlevel%
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goto :eof
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:printname
echo Hit %1 exit /B 0 <- REM sets exit status of :print_name |
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rename file1 file2
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renamef filte1 to file2
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move file1 dir
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move file 1 to dir (path dir/file1)
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move file1 dir/file2
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moves and renames file1 to file2 (path: dir/file2) file2 is overwritten from file1
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move /Y file1 file2
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moves and overwrites file1 to file2 without asking
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Case-Insensitive
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Max. 260 characters incl. invisible terminating null character
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spaces and character set 128 - 255 allowed
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Never <, >, :, ", /, \, |, ?, *
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Hint: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, spaces, ( underscore as space )
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*.bat & *.cmd
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dir /B --> only show file names and directory Names
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rename dir1 dir2
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renames dir1 in dir2
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move dir1 dir2
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if dir2 exist: dir1 into dir2 (path: dir2/dir1), else rename dir1 to dir2
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move file1 dir/file2
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file 2 is deleted. file1 get the name of file2 ans is set at the position of file2 with asking (Yes/No/All)
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move /Y file1 file2
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file 2 is deleted. file1 get the name of file2 ans is set at the position of file2 without asking.
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type file.txt | sort
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give output of type to sort
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sort < file.txt
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give content ( stdin) of file.txt
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echo "hi" > file.txt
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write "hi" (stout) to file.txt
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type NUL > file.txt
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create empty file
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rm file 2> errors.txt
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redirects errors(stderr) ro errors.txt
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rm file 2> NUL
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discard errors
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rm file 2>&1
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redirect stderr to stdout
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echo "you" >> file.txt
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append "you" to file.txt
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REM
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Präfix after them the text
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set /a i=0
echo i=%i% |
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set /a i=1+1 Operatoren +, -, *, /
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set /a i+=1 Operatoren +, -, *, /
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set array=1 2 3 4
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%array%
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(echo) all Array elements
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for %%a in (%array%) do (
echo%%a ) |
loop over elements
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set array=(and nothing else)
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unset variable or array
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Operator
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Info
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Equal
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EQU
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==
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Equal
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NEQ
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!=
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Not equal
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LSS
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<
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Less
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LEQ
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<=
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Less than or equal to
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GTR
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>
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Greater than
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GEQ
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>=
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Greater than or equal
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NOT
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!
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Not
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Notepad
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Notepad++
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VisualStudioCode
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Notepad
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Notepad++
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VisualStudioCode
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Atom
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cmd.exe
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Windows Terminal
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ConEmu
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cmder
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Specify exit code:
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echo "abc"
exit 0 |
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Query error level
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echo %ERRORLEVEL%
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Exit/Return codes
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0 => Execution was successful
>0 => Execution fiales with code X |
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