What are batch files and how do I go about learning how to create them?

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I would like to learn how to create a batch file. How would I go about
doing this? Is there a specific site dedicated to batch files? I know that
there isn't a book as it is not that complex, or is it?
 
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Nocturnal said:
I would like to learn how to create a batch file. How would I
go
about doing this? Is there a specific site dedicated to batch
files?
I know that there isn't a book as it is not that complex, or is
it?
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A batch file is a text file that has the extension .bat. It
contains DOS commands. Other than that it's a file that executes
those batch commands when you run it, there's really nothing
special about a batch file. All you probably need to learn is how
to use DOS commands, and there are many references for that: on
the internet (do a google search) as well as in books.
 
Actually a *.bat file will run on NT OS's to be backward compatible, but
*.cmd files are what is designed to be used on NT OS's, although now *.js
and *.vbs files are just as common, as batch/scripting have become a blur,
one can do the other, the other can do one.

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