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.

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 …

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 …

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, …

Jan 26, 2010 · How would you implement logical operators in Windows batch files?

Addendum - This is a duplicate question with nearly identical answers to Using an OR in an IF statement WinXP Batch Script Final addendum - I almost forgot my favorite technique to test if …

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 …

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 …

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Mar 25, 2016 · Batch files came about before Windows in the DOS era, so the term Windows script is inaccurate. Also, there are a lot of Windows scripting languages: PowerShell's, …