Select a command to get more information.
| call | goto | setlocal |
| echo | if | shift |
| endlocal | pause | % |
| for | rem |
Batch programs (also called batch files) allow you to simplify routine or repetitive tasks. A batch program is an unformatted text file that contains one or more commands and has a .bat or .cmd file name extension. When the file name is typed at the command prompt, the commands in the file are executed sequentially.
Any command can be included in a batch file. In addition, the for, goto, and if commands allow conditional processing of the commands in the batch file. For example, the if command carries out a command based on the results of a condition. Other commands allow you to control input and output and call other batch programs. The replaceable parameter, %, expands batch script argument variables.