Difference between .cmd & .bat files?

[Gregory Mamayek]

This is the original title for post: "Where can one find documentation on
Windows command shell?" dated :"Date: 28 Apr 2003 08:59:32 -0700"

The first one didn't run, but the second one did (listed further down in
thread).

I'm no expert, still learning the ropes here...LOL

I've not seen Richie's script, can you post it?

I've discovered no differences in the behavior between .BAT and .CMD
from Windows 2000 onwards.

Dean

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Dean:

Thanx for reply.

I am running WIN2K, but I do see a difference in that the .cmd's work,
while the .bat's don't. If I understand you correctly, this may be due to
the OS, or maybe it's the commands I'm using within the batch files.

I will have to play with some more examples to examine their behavior.

The best example is Ritchie's HTML CMD tool. It didn't work when I named
the batch file with .bat, but worked when I used .cmd.

Just a newbie...LOL

No difference in behavior ... whatsoever ... in the context of this
newsgroup at least.

Legacy extension implying batch of commands = .BAT
Uplevel extension implying shell script = .CMD

.BAT = common to x-DOS operating systems
.CMD = used by OS/2 and introduced in Windows NT4

Dean

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Gang:\>

How come some files fire using .cmd, while others use .bat?
When would you use either one?

Is it because .cmd is for execution, while .bat is used to provide a
data source (ie. like web page .htm using SQL to call data source
.bat)?