Questions tagged [batch]
Batch processing is the execution of a set of commands or software programs without user intervention. A batch file is a text file containing a sequence of such commands or programs invocations. Please use the tag [batch-file] for that.
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Windows 8 Batch file issue
Batch Programming
Hello! I am trying to write a batch program which can delete all files having the same extensions anywhere in my computer location C: and on my desktop. But when it does work.
Here ...
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Batch File - Is there a way to insert something like a page break to have different colored text?
I'm writing a batch file and wanted to know if there is a way to separate colors with different lines of text to highlight something. The batch file would have to be able to run on different PC's so ...
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Issue writing batch file for a logon script to add registry entry at logon
This is the key I need to add during the login of a user. We have no login scripts currently and I'm just losing it on how to make a batch file to do it.
This is extracted from the .reg file. Is it ...
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Prevent "Exit" command in script to close Cmd
I have a .bat which emits "Exit 1" in case of failure, this is closing the cmd window and prevents user to see the details of error.
I would like to force cmd to stay opened to see the ...
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ffmpeg - Strip specific audio track from multiple files with batch script
I am trying to create a batch script that will strip a specific audio track from multiple video files using "ffmpeg".
The audio track has the same ID on all files.
after performing "...
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Substring after two character occurrences
I want to select a specific part of a string that could be like this:
<text1>_<text2>_V1_0_<text3>
I've tried something like this:
set current_folder_path=%cd% set version=!...
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Cannot remove curly single quote character from file names, with batch file (Windows)
This works in a batch file to remove the letter "y" from all file names next to the batch file:
setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
for /r %%A in ("*.*") do (
SET ...
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Inside cmd batch script recursive for loop, get matched files path relative to script file
I am trying to achieve this by substracting %~dp0 from %%~dpa, where %%a is the for loop variable. If anyone is aware of a better way to do this, please advise.
My code is as follows:
@echo off
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FORFILES in batch to delete specific suffix files older than a week
I want to use FORFILES in batch to delete ONLY txt(beginning with localhost_access_log) files (not subdirectories) older than a week.
But I am getting %%t was unexpected at this time.
for %%t in (.txt)...
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Restrict write access while batch is running (Win CMD) [duplicate]
I have a simple batch process running once per day to manage a disk quota (simply deletes all folders in excess of quota, oldest first). Works fine for what it's designed to do. Among other tasks, ...
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Is there any way to have a Batch file read motherboard and BIOS info automatically within standalone FreeDOS?
I'm basically looking for a way to output a system's motherboard model (and possibly BIOS version, but that's just extra) so as to turn it into a variable to use in a batch file running in FreeDOS.
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What is the equivalent of shell variables $@ in windows command?
I want to put a variable in my command batch script for multiple arguments as the number may vary. Just as in shell we use $@. I tried several things but nothing is working.
[Edit : I know %* works, ...
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Batch Command for folder refresh
In my windows 10, I can't see latest files until I refresh the folder. Is there any batch command who can refresh only a particular folder.
The batch command, I am finding on Google is either ...
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Copying files into certain directories based on filename
I don't really have any real touchpoints with Batch or PowerShell, nevertheless, I have set up an employee directory for which I am now looking for a solution, where documents are automatically copied ...
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Execute batch file when .log file contains text
I've done a lot of searching around and trial and error. I thought this would be a simple task, but I'm not having any luck...
I have a .log file (call it output.log) that automatically gets updated ...
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Anyway delete unique files with a .bat file, using another folder's content as reference?
I'm trying to delete files from a "FolderA" using a "FolderB" as a reference w/ a Batch File.
For Example:
C:\FolderA
C:\FolderB
Item1
Item1
Item2
Item2
Item3
Item3 gets ...
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batch programming: initiating program
Let's say you have a batch script "main_batch.bat" that will be called/started by a number of different programs like "batch1.bat", "batch2.bat", "program1.exe",...
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Is it possible to get a recursive directory listing with details in Windows?
For example, suppose I want to see the file sizes of all the *.txt files in a tree. Currently, I can do:
dir *.txt /s
But the list is not formatted well and is hard to use.
I would like to know if ...
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copy an & to the clipboard using a batch file
I have the following batch file script that I trying to run that will fetch my password to my clipboard.
I have tried multiple different methods but I can't seem to get it to work.
set "passwd=...
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Batch script - copy file into all subfolders [closed]
Here is my directory structure:
I am simply looking for a batch script that will copy "srt.bat" to all the folders in the same directory.
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Plink using PuTTY colour scheme
I'm trying to open plink from a *.bat on Windows 10, with the colour scheme defined from an existing session in PuTTY, and while the commands are correctly executing, and the right results displayed, ...
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CMD crashes without any error when running Citrix clean up tool
I have had a cmd batch file to reset my Citrix receiver:
@echo off
set /p Choice="Do you want to reset Citrix settings? (y/n)"
if (Choice==y) (goto :RESET) else (exit)
:RESET
start "...
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Run Powershell with parameters from batch file
I have this PowerShell command that I run from directly from the PowerShell terminal on my Windows 10 system and it works great.
PowerShell
Get-AppxPackage | % { Add-AppxPackage -...
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PsShutdown needs admin rights when setting t neq to 0
In a batch script on Windows 10 using PsShutdown to sleep my PC I noticed that PsShutdown needs admin rights if setting -t to everything except 0. You get an "Access is denied" message if ...
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Why is the Batch script I created to convert MP4 files to GIF files with FFmpeg not working?
This is what I have so far. It runs, but throws an error.
I have come up with the following below.
for %%a in ("*.mp4") do ffmpeg -i "%%a" -t 3 -vf "fps=10, scale=320, flags=...
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Make batch execute command on each line in my multiple files?
I have the following bat:
echo >> "log.txt"
setlocal
for /f %%i in (NAMES.txt) do (
for /f %%j in (HOST.txt) do (
...entire batch processing
) >> "log.txt"
) &...
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Command Prompt extract jpg files with full path
I need a batch command to list all files (with extension .Jpg, .Txt) here is one command
dir /r /s /b
output of command:
C:\Users\vb3\Desktop\docs\news.mp4
C:\Users\vb3\Desktop\docs\speech.mp3
C:\...
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Create a shortcut using batch with quotes in the Target
Based on: How to create a shortcut using a batch script?
I can't figure out how to write this batch so all the quotes are in the right place and create the shortcut file. I used the above info as ...
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Using wildcards with the rd command inside for
I want to delete all folders starting with "machine.contoso.com" (including all subfolders and files). I tried this command:
I get an error, though :(
cd c:\Program Files\Software\Temp
for /...
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copy folders and content to a external drive
i have this
for /F "delims=" %%a IN ('dir /b /s /ad "*"') DO ( FOR /F %%c IN ('dir /b/s "%%a\*.txt" ^') DO XCOPY "%%a" "J:\" )
but it only moves the ...
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Access is denied in one folder but not in another
I had a number of files that were downloaded from the internet and they were in Folder A.
I tried to run a .bat file on them to rename them, but on every single file I got the error Access is denied.
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Changing Word document settings in batch
How can I apply some settings to all Word documents in a folder? (including subfolders)
For example now I want to change the background color of all my pre-existing Word documents to sepia (which is ...
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Open Windows 10 VPN via rasdial or rasphone
I'm trying to auto-start a Windows 10 VPN via batch script instead of clicking several times to start it. I tried it with the command
rasdial.exe "MYVPNNAME" "USERNAME" "...
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How to print list of files without including the txt file?
I've made a bat file that will create a txt file in every subfolder that lists all the files in that subfolder. Is there a way to not include the dirlist.txt file when it prints the list?
@echo off
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Command prompt how to exclude windows partition using for loop
I want to list all windows partitions and then exclude partition in which window is installed like (C:\ , it can be any letter) here is command to list partitions
for /f "skip=1 delims=" %x ...
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Avoid output numbers x> in file executing batch file
I have a batch file that execute this
@echo off
ECHO. > "Salida.txt"
for %%G in ("Backup\"*.sql) do osql -S SERVER -U name-P password -i "%%G"
for %%G in (*.sql) do ...
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Can not run batch file from Run box even after added to Path
I am trying to run a batch file from the Run box. I am very new to Python and going through some introductory courses. It is a simple 'Hello World! batch file called hello.bat:
@py C:\Users\user name\...
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Batch File to recursively read File Name from directory and input to another command
I have one directory in Windows which has files with certain extensions. I want to read the File Names from the given directory with extension and provide to another command one by one. Below is my ...
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Concatenating inside for loop
I am trying to create folders inside another folder using numbers. The code is below. Now I am checking with echo. But it is printing empty string.What is the mistake in it ? and how to achieve this?
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Batch identify and rename files with no extension
I have a folder of thousands of files in different formats but without any extensions. I know how to detect unknown file types using the tools such as TrID - File Identifier and DROID: file format ...
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Batch file does not run
I wrote a simple .bat file that appends the string "somethingnew" infront of .txt files:
for %%x in (*.txt) do ren "%%x" "somethingnew%%~nx"
But when I run it from the ...
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Batch rename multiple files by modification date
I got a bat script for rename files by their creation date but I need to adjust the code below to made to rename files by modification date.
@echo off
set Folder=%userprofile%\desktop\Images
For /f &...
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cdburnerxp with cmd for converting bin
trying to convert bin to an iso with cdburnerxp and keep getting an error. this is my command
FOR /r %%i IN (*.bin) DO ("D:\Downloads\CDBurnerXP-x64-4.5.8.7128\cdbxpcmd.exe" --burn-iso -file:...
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Intune Win32 app batch script installation can't run as user
TL:DR When trying to install and run a .bat script file via intune Win32 app the install behavior is stuck on SYSTEM and greyed out, but the batch script requires to be run as current logged in user.
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Can be changed to batch file?
I would like to create a .bat file that converts all .png files in a folder into individual .mp4 files that have the same name as the .png file:
This converts a .png into a 30s video, however how do ...
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How do I download the RSS Feed XML file in dos command batch mode?
I have a specific requirement that I need to download the RSS feed file (it is in XML format) from the given link using dos command.
I have tried the following command and it keeps giving me syntax ...
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(net was unexpected at this time
I am trying to write batch file to map drive when needed but whenever I run it I get an error:
(net was unexpected at this time
@echo off
SET /P Site=Which site you want to map please type SITE ...
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For loop and find command
I'd like to parse out only the line number of find command. Here is my attempt:
FOR /f "tokens=1 delims=[" %a IN ('find /n "string" 2.txt') DO @ECHO %a
but it returns sth. like ...
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For loop and errorlevel variable
Having such simple batch script
@echo off
for /F "tokens=*" %%f in (toFind.txt) do (
find /c "%%f" 1.txt
if errorlevel 0 (
echo %%f "--->" found
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Would that be a bug? Immediate closing of the current cmd window when executing: move nul 2>&0
Eventually, I use move nul 2>&0 in my scripts to "abruptly" close the current of the cmd window, and thus immediately abort/close the running bat.
I can't say it works like a suicide ...
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