Apr 22, 2013 · I have seen the usage of %* in batch files and command lines. Can someone explain the typical usage of %* with an example?

I need to pass an ID and a password to a batch file at the time of running rather than hardcoding them into the file. Here's what the command line looks like: test.cmd admin P@55w0rd > …

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 …

I ran it from the command line. Would it do something different from within a batch file? Where it comes from? a clarification about one ampersand & "Use to separate multiple commands on …

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 …

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 …

Feb 18, 2011 · I find %~dp0 very useful, and I use it a lot to make my batch files more portable. But the label itself seems very cryptic to me... What is the ~ doing? Does dp mean drive and …

Apr 18, 2016 · How do you iterate over each file in a directory with a .bat or .cmd file? For simplicity please provide an answer that just echoes the filename or file path.

We can replace strings in a batch file using the following command set str="jump over the chair" set str=%str:chair=table% These lines work fine and change the string "jump over the chair" to …

Jan 13, 2014 · This is a (possibly common) pattern for Windows exe command-line options. armclang.exe supports this command-line option @<file> Read command-line options from …