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, since ! makes you …

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 possibility of any …

75 I received a line of code from someone who answered one of my questions, but I am confused: what do the "&&" do in this batch file.

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 programme doesn't work. …

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 command, batch file …

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 first command line …

How can I iterate over each file in a directory using a for loop? And how could I tell if a certain entry is a directory or if it's just a file?

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 loop in the …

Sep 20, 2008 · I'm looking to get the result of a command as a variable in a Windows batch script (see how to get the result of a command in bash for the bash scripting equivalent). A solution that will …