Batch not-equal (inequality) operator
According to this, !==! is the not-equal string operator. Trying it, I get: C:\> if “asdf” !==! “fdas” echo asdf !==! was unexpected at this time. What am I doing wrong? 6 Answers 6
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Assign output of a program to a variable using a MS batch file
I need to assign the output of a program to a variable using a MS batch file. So in GNU Bash shell I would use VAR=$(application arg0 arg1). I need a similar behavior in Windows using a batch file. Something like set VAR=application arg0 arg1. 10 Answers 10
How do I make a batch file terminate upon encountering an error?
I have a batch file that’s calling the same executable over and over with different parameters. How do I make it terminate immediately if one of the calls returns an error code of any level? Basically, I want the equivalent of MSBuild’s ContinueOnError=false. 9 Answers 9
Displaying Windows command prompt output and redirecting it to a file
How can I run a command-line application in the Windows command prompt and have the output both displayed and redirected to a file at the same time? If, for example, I were to run the command dir > test.txt, this would redirect output to a file called test.txt without displaying the results. How could I … Read more
Defining and using a variable in batch file
I’m trying to define and use a variable in a batch file. It looks like it should be simple: @echo off set location = “bob” echo We’re working with “%location%” The output I get is the following: We’re working with “” What’s going on here? Why is my variable not being echo’d? 4 s 4 … Read more
How to capture cURL output to a file?
I have a text document that contains a bunch of URLs in this format: URL = “sitehere.com” What I’m looking to do is to run curl -K myfile.txt, and get the output of the response cURL returns, into a file. How can I do this? 10 s 10 curl -K myconfig.txt -o output.txt Writes the … Read more
What is the current directory in a batch file?
I want to create a few batch files to automate a program. My question is when I create the batch file, what is the current directory? Is it the directory where the file is located or is it the same directory that appears in the command prompt, or something else? 9 s 9 From within … Read more
How to run multiple .BAT files within a .BAT file
I’m trying to get my commit-build.bat to execute other .BAT files as part of our build process. Content of commit-build.bat: “msbuild.bat” “unit-tests.bat” “deploy.bat” This seems simple enough, but commit-build.bat only executes the first item in the list (msbuild.bat). I have run each of the files separately with no problems. 18 s 18 Use: call msbuild.bat … Read more
How to sleep for five seconds in a batch file/cmd [duplicate]
This question already has answers here: How to wait in a batch script? [duplicate] (6 answers) Closed 4 years ago. Windows’s Snipping tool can capture the screen, but sometimes I want to capture the screen after five seconds, such as taking an image being displayed by the webcam. (Run the script and smile at the … Read more
Split long commands in multiple lines through Windows batch file
How can I split long commands over multiple lines in a batch file? 7 s 7 You can break up long lines with the caret ^ as long as you remember that the caret and the newline following it are completely removed. So, if there should be a space where you’re breaking the line, include … Read more
