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Other Windows scripting languages

Windows NT family Windows CE ReactOS Windows 11 Windows Script Host

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Limitations and exceptions

Windows 2000 Parser Metacharacters .NET Framework Cygwin

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Overview

Script file DOS OS/2 Microsoft Windows Commands

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Variants

MS-DOS Command-line interface AUTOEXEC.BAT Graphical user interface Windows 3.1x

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Container for: Scripts
Developed by: Microsoft
Filename extensions: .bat, .cmd, .btm
Internet media type: application/bat · application/x-bat · application/x-msdos-program · text/plain
Type of format: Scripting

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Overview

Script file Scripting language
DOS
OS/2
Microsoft Windows
Commands Command (computing)
Command-line interpreter
Plain text
IF If statement
FOR Foreach loop
GOTO
Labels Label (computer science)
Batch processing
Job Control Language
DCL DIGITAL Command Language
Minicomputer
Shell Shell (computing)
COMMAND.COM
Cmd.exe
Unix-like
Operating systems Operating system
Linux
Shell script
Filename extension
Windows NT
4DOS
4OS2
4NT 4NT (shell)

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Filename extensions

Batch file parameters

SHIFT IF ERRORLEVEL (Windows command)
Digital Research

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Batch file

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related to Character set · 17

Batch file → Also, ASCII, Batch, Code, DOS, File, For, In, Non-English, OEM, The, To, Ucommand, Unicode, UTF-16LE, Uto, Windows

related to OS/2 · 15

Batch file → COM, COMMAND, DOS, DOS-like, DOS-style, EXTPROC, IBM, It, Microsoft, OS/2's, REXX, The, The IBM OS/2, This, Unix-like

related to Windows NT · 12

Batch file → BAT, CMD, COM, COMMAND, In, ME, Microsoft, MS-DOS, Unlike Windows, WIN95CMD, Windows, Windows NT

related to Batch file parameters · 11

Batch file → Caldera, COM, COMMAND, Digital Research, IBM, JP Software, Microsoft, Non-existent, Novell, SHIFT, They

related to Early Windows · 10

Batch file → AUTOEXEC, BAT, COM, COMMAND, DOS, GUI, In, Microsoft Windows, MS-DOS Prompt, Windows

related to DOS · 9

Batch file → AUTOEXEC, BAT, COM, COMMAND, Computer, DOS, Enter, In MS-DOS, When DOS

related to Explanation · 9

Batch file → After, ECHO OFFis, Hello World, In Windows, MS-DOS, OFFturns, The, Then, World

related to Batch viruses and malware · 7

Batch file → As, Batch, DNS, Simple, The, USB, Windows' Autorun

related to Filename extensions · 7

Batch file → BAT, CMD, COM, COMMAND, EXE, For, The PATHEXT

related to Examples · 6

Batch file → Commands, Microsoft Notepad, This, To, Windows NT-type, World

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Important terminology

batch windows file command cmd commands files microsoft quotation dos used script bat use com interpreter text run exe convention

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Batch file	Container for	Scripts	1.00	infobox
Batch file	Developed by	Microsoft	1.00	infobox
Batch file	Filename extensions	.bat, .cmd, .btm	1.00	infobox
Batch file	Internet media type	application/bat	1.00	infobox
Batch file	Internet media type	application/x-bat	1.00	infobox
Batch file	Internet media type	application/x-msdos-program	1.00	infobox
Batch file	Internet media type	text/plain	1.00	infobox
Batch file	Type of format	Scripting	1.00	infobox
Batch file	is a	script file in DOS	0.90	text
Microsoft Notepad or a word processor working in plain text mode.When executed	instance of	typically created by using a text editor	0.80	text
the following is displayed	instance of	typically created by using a text editor	0.80	text
Cygwin is installed	instance of	specifically to meet the need for commands useful in a network logon script while retaining the simple 'feel' of a .cmd file.Unix-style shell scripting languages can be used if…	0.80	text

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