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?

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.

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, …

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 batch …

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Apr 14, 2022 · The batch size should pretty much be as large as possible without exceeding memory. The only other reason to limit batch size is that if you concurrently fetch the next …

Jul 16, 2020 · The tilde (~) sign is used in different ways in batch files: Argument quote removal. A tilde sign before an command-line argument (such as "%~1") indicates to remove the …

Feb 22, 2011 · 41 "Batch File" is terminology normally used for a text file containing a sequence of MSDOS shell commands. Bash is a unix shell, and normally the equivalent term for unix to …

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 …

Dec 21, 2021 · How does && work in a Batch File? && will execute the next command when the previous command returns 0 || will execute the next command when the previous command …