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CmdInit.bat

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+@echo off
+prompt $+%PROMPT%
+doskey /macrofile=%~dp0cmdinit.macro

annotated-code-sample.bat

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+@echo off
+:: 
+:: The Batchography book by Elias Bachaalany
+::
+
+:main
+	if exist log.txt del log.txt
+
+	pushd compiler
+	if not exist cl.exe (
+		echo The compiler was not found!
+		goto :end
+	)
+
+	cl.exe hello.c
+
+	if %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 (
+		echo Compilation successful!
+	) ELSE (
+		echo Compilation failed!
+	)
+
+:end
+	POPD

args-1.bat

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+@echo arg0=%0, arg1=%1, arg2=%2

args-all.bat

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+@echo All arguments: %*

args-check1.bat

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+@echo off
+
+:main
+	if "%1"=="" goto Usage
+	if "%1"=="compress" goto compress
+	if "%1"=="uncompress" goto uncompress
+
+	rem Unknown command passed, display the usage!
+	echo Unknown command '%1'!!
+	goto usage
+
+:Usage
+	ECHO %0 compress^|uncompress archive.zip
+	goto end
+
+:compress
+	if "%2"=="" (
+		echo No archive name was passed!
+		goto Usage
+	)
+
+	echo Compressing current folder into archive '%2'
+	REM invoke the compression utility
+	goto end
+
+:uncompress
+	if "%2"=="" goto Usage
+	if "%2"=="" (
+		echo No archive name was passed!
+		goto Usage
+	)
+
+	if not exist %2 (
+		ECHO The archive '%2' is not found!
+		goto end
+	)
+	echo Uncompressing the archive '%2' into the current folder
+	REM invoke the decompression utility
+	goto end
+
+:end	

args-enum1.bat

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+@echo off
+
+:: 
+:: The Batchography book by Elias Bachaalany
+::
+
+
+:repeat
+    if "%1"=="" goto end
+    echo Arg: %1
+
+    SHIFT
+
+    goto repeat
+
+:end

args-enum2.bat

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+@echo off
+
+echo Args 1 to 6 are: %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6
+
+shift /3
+
+echo New args 1 to 6 are: %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6

args-modifiers-0.bat

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+@echo off
+
+:: 
+:: The Batchography book by Elias Bachaalany
+::
+
+echo Self is: %0
+
+:: Start modifiers example
+echo 1. without quotes: %~0
+echo 2. fully qualified path name: %~f0
+echo 3. drive letter: %~d0
+echo 4. path part: %~p0
+echo 5. just the file name part: %~n0
+echo 6. just the extension part: %~x0
+echo 7. file's attributes: %~a0
+echo 8. file's date and time: %~t0
+echo 9. file's size: %~z0
+echo 10. file path in the PATH environment variable search: %~$PATH:0
+echo 11. file's full path: %~dp0
+echo 12. file's name and extension part: %~nx0
+echo 13. 'dir' like modifier: %~ftza0
+echo 14. fully qualified script path: %~dpnx0

args-modifiers.bat

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+@echo off
+
+echo The first argument as is: %1
+
+:: Start modifiers example
+echo 1. without quotes: %~1
+echo 2. fully qualified path name: %~f1
+echo 3. drive letter: %~d1
+echo 4. path part: %~p1
+echo 5. just the file name part: %~n1
+echo 6. just the extension part: %~x1
+echo 7. file's attributes: %~a1
+echo 8. file's date and time: %~t1
+echo 9. file's size: %~z1
+echo 10. file path in the PATH environment variable search: %~$PATH:1
+echo 11. file's full path: %~dp1
+echo 12. file's name and extension part: %~nx1
+echo 13. 'dir' like modifier: %~ftza1
+echo 14. fully qualified script path: %~dpnx0