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Script file for Microsoft computer operating systems
A batch file is a script file in DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows. It consists of a series of commands to be executed by the command-line interpreter,
Batch_file
Processing a software job non-interactively
for system tasks; in IBM PC DOS and MS-DOS this is instead known as a batch file. That includes UNIX-based computers, Microsoft Windows, macOS (whose foundation
Batch_processing
file names. Some batch rename software can do more than just renaming filenames. Features include changing the dates of files and changing the file attributes
Batch_renaming
Default command line for MS-DOS and Windows 9x
Executes another batch file and returns to the old one and continues. FOR Iteration: repeats a command for each out of a specified set of files. GOTO Moves
COMMAND.COM
Type of simple executable file
a filename extension for text files containing commands to be issued to the operating system (similar to a batch file). With the introduction of Digital
COM_file
MS-DOS error
Because this word must be the name of an internal command, executable file or batch file, the error message provided an accurate description of the problem
Bad_command_or_file_name
File holding settings for a computer program
INI-file format. Similar to an rc file, the batch file named AUTOEXEC.BAT ran commands on startup. Both these files were retained up to Windows 98SE, which
Configuration_file
U.S. government documents declassified in 2026
first batch of the UFO files". The Independent. Retrieved May 12, 2026. Crane, Leah (May 8, 2026). "US government releases huge batch of UFO files". New
United_States_UFO_files
Family of operating systems for IBM PC compatibles
the filename extension .BAT). Each line of a batch file is interpreted as a program to run. Batch files can also make use of internal commands, such as
DOS
Command line interpreter
interactive debugger for batch files Support for creating, maintaining and displaying file metadata Configuration stored in an INI file Support for the Windows
4DOS
is available in MS-DOS versions 2 and later. Starts a batch file from within another batch file and returns when that one ends. The command is available
List_of_DOS_commands
Topics referred to by the same term
later execution Batch file, a text file containing a series of commands intended to be executed in DOS, OS/2, and Microsoft Windows Batch Monitor, a software
Batch
Blitz3D BMX – Blitz Basic BlitzMax BAS – QBasic & QuickBASIC BAT – Batch file BTM – Batch file C – C source CPP, CC, CXX, C, CBP – C++ source CS – C# source
List_of_file_formats
Topics referred to by the same term
Multiuser DOS, System Manager, REAL/32, SCP1700, CP/K and K8918-OS Batch files with .cmd filename extension in OS/2, Windows NT, 4OS2, 4NT and Take
CMD_file
AutoLISP, Visual LISP Averest AWK Axum B Babbage Ballerina Bash BASIC Batch file (Windows/MS-DOS) bc (basic calculator) BCPL BeanShell BETA BLISS Blockly
List_of_programming_languages
Computer program or file valid in multiple programming languages or file formats
language ? Go on ! The following file runs as an MS-DOS batch file, then re-runs itself in Perl: Highlighted for DOS batch @rem = ' --PERL-- @echo off perl
Polyglot_(computing)
File manager
search results. Batch renaming was introduced with GNOME Files version 3.22 (2016). GNOME Files version 3.22 adds native, integrated file compression and
GNOME_Files
User-definable variable associated with each running process in many operating systems
Similarly, changing or removing a variable's value inside a DOS or Windows batch file will change the variable for the duration of COMMAND.COMor CMD.EXE's existence
Environment_variable
Communications software program
Fluegelman also encouraged users to make copies for friends, and provided a batch file to do so. Though PC-Talk is regarded as a progenitor of the shareware
PC-Talk
Symbol for the fraction of a hundred
stand for the first, second,... parameters of a batch file. %0 stands for the specification of the batch file itself as typed on the command line. The % sign
Percent_sign
Shell for Windows NT and other operating systems
SetLocal are local to the batch file. EndLocal restores the previous settings. The call command allows subroutines within batch file. The COMMAND.COM CALL
Cmd.exe
Software interface based on commands formatted as lines of text
processors for dedicated uses, and process external data files which reside in batch files. Many graphical interfaces, such as the OS/2 Presentation
Command-line_interface
Programming language for automation scripts
for text-processing, generally available in Unix-like operating systems Batch file language (BAT), for scripting Microsoft Windows Bourne shell, interpreted
Scripting_language
Specifies initial commands run under DOS-type operating systems
file that was originally on DOS-type operating systems. It is a plain-text batch file in the root directory of the boot device. The name of the file is
AUTOEXEC.BAT
Freemium image viewer for Windows
Ability to create and use preset renaming templates. Batch file mark/delete function. Batch file management functions (copy, move, delete, save-for-web)
FastPictureViewer
Files on Jeffrey Epstein and his affiliates
passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice released files in stages: an initial batch on the act's December
Epstein_files
Network communication protocol for providing shared access to resources
locks. Batch Locks Batch OpLocks were created originally to support a particular behavior of DOS batch file execution operation in which the file is opened
Server_Message_Block
Discontinued operating system for Sperry UNIVAC Mainframe computers
traditional batch process which was state of the art at the time. Each timesharing user was a task by itself and could execute programs, create files, and request
VS/9
In computing, choice is a command that allows for batch files to prompt the user to select one item from a set of single-character choices. It is available
Choice_(command)
Online integrated development environment platform from GitHub
SCSS ShaderLab Shell Script SQL Swift TypeScript Visual Basic Windows Batch File XML YAML Some of the popular extensions include: .NET ASP.NET Core Atlassian
GitHub_Codespaces
Typographical symbol (@)
procedures or functions (but it is not an address operator). In a Windows Batch file, an @ at the start of a line suppresses the echoing of that command. In
At_sign
by the command-line interpreter CMD.EXE in OS/2 and Windows for batch files. A CMD file has a 128-byte header, followed by 1–8 groups of code or data.
CMD_file_(CP/M)
Commercial hex editor and text editor for Microsoft Windows, Linux and macOS
files, binary files, hard drives, processes, tagged data (e.g. XML, HTML), source code (e.g. C++, PHP, JavaScript), shell scripts (e.g. Bash, batch files)
010_Editor
Source code that alters its instructions to the hardware while executing
involving the modification of a running command script. Suppose an MS-DOS batch file MENU.BAT contains the following: :start SHOWMENU.EXE Upon initiation of
Self-modifying_code
alphabetical list of filename extensions contains extensions of notable file formats used by multiple notable applications or services. Contents 0-9 A
List of filename extensions (A–E)
List_of_filename_extensions_(A–E)
Operating system
systems.[citation needed] "pdp11 - BATCH user's guide" (PDF). Digital Equipement Corporation. May 1972. "DOS/BATCH - File Utility Package (PIP) - Programmer's
DEC_BATCH-11/DOS-11
Typographical mark (\)
and "/" instead of "-" as the switch character. For transporting of batch files across machines, Microsoft encourages the use of "\" and "/" respectively
Backslash
coloured dot."Tox clients". tox.chat. Retrieved 2021-06-18. "File sharing : Trade files, with no artificial limits or caps". tox.chat. Retrieved 2021-06-18
Comparison of instant messaging protocols
Comparison_of_instant_messaging_protocols
Software that supports computer infrastructure
Sort/Merge program Arranges records (usually lines) of a file into a specified sequence. Batch file kdeutils List of DOS commands List of macOS built-in apps
Utility_software
Disk operating system
AUTORUN.SYS files, DOS XL's batch features provided an auto-booting batch feature. Naming a batch file to STARTUP.EXC would have it execute batch commands
DOS_XL
Operating system
system, first manifesting on 1 August 2012 rather than 1 January 2000; files created on the system after this date would no longer work. On 21 July 2017
PC-MOS/386
Command-line interpreter
integrated graphical file explorer. Take Command adds a built-in batch file editor and debugger, FTP and HTTP file access in commands, network file system access
Take_Command_Console
Data encryption and authentication program
full disk encryption, file and folder security, protection for IM sessions, batch file transfer encryption, and protection for files and folders stored on
Pretty_Good_Privacy
Filesystem of OpenVMS and RSX-11 operating systems
remote network access, and file versioning. The original ODS-1 layer is a flat file system; the ODS-2 version is a hierarchical file system, with support for
Files-11
Artificial intelligence program by DeepMind
2700 amino acid residues, but for humans they are available in the whole batch file. AlphaFold's initial goal (as of early 2022) was to expand the database
AlphaFold
Memory manager produced by Quarterdeck Office Systems
same amount. Versions up to QEMM 6.01 can process batch files up to 9KB, and 20KB in QEMM 6.02. Batch file line limit is 512 for QEMM versions up to 6.02
QEMM
Software for reading, viewing, and processing images
editing raster images, as well as general purpose file management. It comes with built-in hex inspection, batch renaming/converting, image scanning and screen
XnView
the optional functionality group to which the command belongs. Batch environment (BE) Batch job control. C‑language development (CD) For developing software
List_of_POSIX_commands
Computer system that provides behavior needed by running code
Georgiev, Luchezar I. (2008-11-02). "Runtime version of 4DOS, BATCOMP and batch file encryption". Narkive Newsgroup Archive. Newsgroup: comp.os.msdos.4dos
Runtime_system
Programming paradigm preceding structured programming
for control flow include JOSS, FOCAL, TELCOMP, any assembly language, batch file, and early versions of BASIC, Fortran, COBOL, and MUMPS. Dijkstra (1968)
Non-structured_programming
2025 US federal law
Department of Justice released the first batch of Epstein files, violating U.S. law in failing to release all the files by that day. This failure received bipartisan
Epstein Files Transparency Act
Epstein_Files_Transparency_Act
File transfer software for Windows
with files, both remote and local Support for SFTP and SCP protocols over SSH, FTP protocol, WebDAV protocol and Amazon S3 protocol. Batch file scripting
WinSCP
Software included within Microsoft Windows
batch file to create custom installation packages, eventually unattended (i.e., automated operation): IEXPRESS /N drive_letter:\directory_name\file_name
IExpress
Command in various command line shells
operating system, it is licensed under the GPL v3. In DR-DOS, help is a batch file that launches DR-DOS' internal help program, dosbook. Datalight ROM-DOS
Help_(command)
Architecture of computer operating systems
interpreter and AUTOEXEC.BAT, which is a batch file automatically executed after loading COMMAND.COM. However, these two files are not critical to the boot process
Architecture_of_Windows_9x
Operating system command
the computer must be rebooted for the changes to take effect. Create a batch file to run the built-in SUBST command to create a virtual drive letter for
SUBST
Software feature
cannot be invoked to complete partially typed commands in scripts or batch files, even if the completion is unambiguous. The name tab completion comes
Command-line_completion
Default directory for file-system operations
/B (for "Batch"). This modifies the output of commands to become suitable for direct command-line input (when redirecting it into a batch file) or usage
Working_directory
Method of externally opening ports on a firewall
using at the bare minimum a shell script on the server and a Windows batch file or command line utility on the client. Overhead on both the server and
Port_knocking
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
Department batch Files). QSA Item 717220, Aboriginals - Reserves N - Fantome Island Lazaret 1940, (Health and Home Affairs /Education Department batch Files).
Fantome Island Lock Hospital and Lazaret Sites
Fantome_Island_Lock_Hospital_and_Lazaret_Sites
Editor for byte manipulation
vary widely, often being product specific languages resembling MS-DOS batch files, to systems that support fully-fledged scripting languages such as Lua
Hex_editor
Simple text editor included with Microsoft Windows
It can edit text files (bearing the ".txt" filename extension) and compatible formats, such as batch files, INI files, and log files. Notepad offers only
Windows_Notepad
Japanese shareware voice synthesizer
sound file and the pitch of the note in the editor. UTAU uses formant filters to prevent extreme changes in voice quality, which can be disabled. Batch processing
Utau
Direct interface to an operating system
services to their users, including file management, process management (running and terminating applications), batch processing, and operating system monitoring
Shell_(computing)
File compression program
with the extension .TQT, executable files ended with the extension .CQM or .EQE, documents with .DQC, batch files with .BQT, etc. SQ used static Huffman
SQ_(program)
User of advanced features in electronics
Magazine, and knew enough about operating systems to create and edit batch files, write short programs in BASIC, and adjust system settings. They tended
Power_user
Topics referred to by the same term
diffraction model, in mathematics, describes edge diffraction .btm, a batch file extension Ballarat Tramway Museum, Victoria, Australia Bert Mooney Airport
BTM
INFORMATION, "Hello, world!", "Oriel Says Hello", responseValue) WaitInput() Batch file COMPUTE! Issue 134 - http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue134/1
Oriel_(scripting_language)
File system for CD-R and CD-ROM optical discs
(indicating re-entrant command) and attribute "S" for script bit (indicating batch file). This includes the protection flags plus an optional comment field. These
ISO_9660
COM-based Visual Basic scripting language
Interactive or batch mode Invoking debug mode from the command line Error reporting including the line number File system management, file modification
VBScript
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
Blenheim SS Batch File, 1929-1953, DPW work order, Apr 1942, DPW work order, Mar 1943. QSA, Item ID390759, Blenheim SS Works/Facilities File, 1946-1976
Blenheim_State_School
Automation technology for Windows
Windows operating systems that provides scripting abilities comparable to batch files, but with a wider range of supported features. This tool was first provided
Windows_Script_Host
People in files on Jeffrey Epstein
(February 3, 2026). "The 10 Things That Haunt Me From the Latest Batch of Epstein Files". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on February 4, 2026. Retrieved
List of people named in the Epstein files
List_of_people_named_in_the_Epstein_files
Computer filing system
the differential images can be quickly spawned using a script in batches). A disk file system takes advantage of the ability of disk storage media to randomly
File_system
Operating system
links to a permanent file AUTO – automatically generate five-digit line numbers BASIC – selects BASIC system BATCH – selects the batch system BEGIN – starts
NOS_(operating_system)
Computer worm
package consists of the following: A range of malicious batch files A number of "grey area" batch files, which use the utilities included in the Mumu package
Mumu_(computer_worm)
Family of disk operating systems
was provided for running text-based batch files consisting of BASIC and DOS commands. Finally, four types of files exist, identified by letters in a catalog
Apple_DOS
Shell command
exe (and some versions of COMMAND.COM) to start programs or batch files or to open files or directories using the default program. start is not available
Start_(command)
Topics referred to by the same term
Bat!, an email client by RitLabs for Microsoft Windows .bat, file extension for a batch file The Bat (1926 film), a silent film The Bat (1959 film) The
Bat_(disambiguation)
Form of ransomware
determined that it likely originated in Germany as a prototype given that the batch file associated with it had the words "Das ist ein Test" (German: This is a
Hitler-Ransomware
File format and file archiver program
tar is a file format and a file archiver program. The program combines multiple files into a single archive file in the tar file format. It was originally
Tar_(computing)
Text editor and source code editor for Windows
syntaxes: ActionScript Ada ASN.1 ASP Assembly AutoIt AviSynth scripts BaanC Batch files Blitz Basic C C# C++ Caml CMake Cobol CoffeeScript Csound CSS D Diff
Notepad++
Topics referred to by the same term
the concept of interchangeable parts Replaceable parameter (DOS), in batch files "Replaceable" (CKY song) "Replaceable" (Killers song) Replaceability
Replaceable
Metal alloy with copper as its principal component
Development Association [1] Copper Binary Phase Diagrams generation code (batch file - http://www.gotrawama.eu/copperNIMS/ramefabio.txt ) using open thermodynamic
List_of_copper_alloys
Relying on multi-core processors, performance has been improved for batch file conversions and time intensive OCR. Focusing on feature integration and
Solid_Converter_PDF
Text editor for Microsoft Windows, 1992–1999
other special characters allowed in search and replace file type recognition using batch files to perform compilation tasks from within the editor Customizable
Programmer's_File_Editor
Comma delimiter Ruby: comment may follow delimiter Left bracket delimiter Batch file: starting a parenthetical block can allow line continuation Ruby: left
Comparison of programming languages (syntax)
Comparison_of_programming_languages_(syntax)
Command for configurations from the command-line
resources. It is an external command implemented as net.exe. When used in a batch file, the /Y or /N switches can be used to unconditionally answer Yes or No
Net_(command)
Computer program that provides a user interface to work with file systems
customized file picker. Batch renaming Comparison of file managers Disk space analyzer Desktop metaphor Spatial navigation "Definition: File manager".
File_manager
The Calgary corpus is a collection of text and binary data files, commonly used for comparing data compression algorithms. It was created by Ian Witten
Calgary_corpus
Shell command for writing to standard output
Archived from the original on 2000-08-16. Retrieved 2019-04-19. "OS/2 Batch File Commands". Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. "FLEX 9.0 User's
Echo_(command)
any new CDR batches becoming available. The TPS uses standard network protocols, including FTP, SFTP and FTPS to transfer the CDR batch file to the TPS
Telecommunication transaction processing systems
Telecommunication_transaction_processing_systems
Computer program to process a stream
< inputfilename | sort > outputfilename Such filters may be used in batch files (*.bat, *.cmd etc.). For use in the same command shell environment, there
Filter_(software)
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
53. QSA File #128094 Warwick Technical College A Series batch file, 1917-1968 QSA File #128095 Warwick Technical College A Series batch file 1929-1933
Warwick_State_High_School
Shell command for listing files and directories
and batch files of the working directory by specifying filename extensions ".txt" or ".bat" with the "*" wildcard character that matches any base file name
Dir_(command)
Demarcated group of source code statements that run in sequence
demarcate a block instead of delimiters as most languages do. Parentheses The batch file syntax uses ( and ). begin/end The ALGOL family generally delimits a block
Block_(programming)
International computer network
communicate through shared files and directories, and switch between each other through carefully designed scripts or batch files. However, monolithic software
FidoNet
Distributed data processing framework
known as Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), and a processing part which is a MapReduce programming model. Hadoop splits files into large blocks and distributes
Apache_Hadoop
Clustered file system
The Oracle Cluster File System (OCFS, in its second version OCFS2) is a shared disk file system developed by Oracle Corporation and released under the
OCFS2
Computer programming method
subsequent software engineering developments. Jackson's aim was to make COBOL batch file processing programs easier to modify and maintain, but the method can
Jackson structured programming
Jackson_structured_programming
BATCH FILE
BATCH FILE
Surname or Lastname
German
German : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, Middle High German bach ‘stream’. This surname is established throughout central Europe and in Scandinavia, not just in Germany.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Bach ‘stream’, ‘creek’.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, Middle English bache.Welsh : distinguishing epithet from Welsh bach ‘little’, ‘small’.Norwegian : Americanized spelling of the topographic name Bakk(e) ‘hillside’ (see Bakke).Polish, Czech, and Slovak : from the personal name Bach, a pet form of Bartomolaeus (Polish Bartłomiej, Czech Bartoloměj, Slovak Bartolomej (see Bartholomew) or possibly in some cases of Baltazar or Sebastian).
Girl/Female
Indian, Malayalam
Match
Biblical
watch-mountain
Surname or Lastname
English (Bath)
English (Bath) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Leach 2.English : topographic name from an Old English element læcc, lecc ‘boggy stream’, or a habitational name from a place named with this word, such as Lach Dennis or Lache in Cheshire.
Biblical
watch-tower
Boy/Male
English American
Butcher.
Surname or Lastname
English and Welsh
English and Welsh : variant of Bach 3 and 4.
Female
Hebrew
(בַּתש×וּעַ) Variant spelling of Hebrew Bath-Shuwa, BATH-SHUA means "daughter of wealth."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city of Bath in western England, which is the site of sumptuous, but in the Middle Ages ruined, Roman baths. The place is named with the dative plural of Old English bæð ‘bath’. In some cases the surname may have originated as a metonymic occupational name for an attendant at a public bath house.Scottish : reduced and altered form of McBeth.German : variant of Bathe.Indian (Panjab) : Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English balch, belch ‘balk’, ‘beam’ (Old English bælc, balca), possibly denoting someone who lived in a house with a roof beam rather than in a simple hut; alternatively it may have been a nickname for a man built like a tree trunk, i.e. one of stocky, heavy build.English : nickname from Middle English balche, belche ‘swelling’ (Old English bælc(e)). This was probably chiefly given in the sense ‘swelling pride’, ‘overweening arrogance’, but it can also mean ‘eructation’, ‘belch’ and may therefore in some cases have been acquired by a man given to belching.Welsh : from the adjective balch, which has a range of meanings—‘fine’, ‘splendid’, ‘proud’, ‘arrogant’, ‘glad’—but the predominant meaning is ‘proud’ and from this the family name probably derives.The surname Balch was established in MD c.1650.
Female
Hebrew
(בַּתש×וּעַ) Hebrew name BATH-SHUWA means "daughter of wealth." In the bible, this is another name Bath-Sheba is known by.
Boy/Male
Australian, Polish
Stream
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Christian
Butcher; Shining Brightly; Diminutive of Butcher
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Hampshire and Berkshire)
English (mainly Hampshire and Berkshire) : topographic name from Middle English hacche ‘gate’, Old English hæcc (see Hatcher). In some cases the surname is habitational, from one of the many places named with this word. This name has been in Ireland since the 17th century, associated with County Meath and the nearby part of Louth.
Surname or Lastname
English (Bristol and Bath)
English (Bristol and Bath) : unexplained.
Female
Hebrew
(בַּת-ש×ֶבַע) Hebrew name BATH-SHEBA means "daughter of the oath." In the bible, this is the name of a wife of Uriah then later King David, and mother of Solomon. Also spelled Bat-Sheva, Bathsheba, and Bathsheva.
Biblical
watch-tower
Girl/Female
Arabic, Biblical
Watch-mountain
Biblical
watch;
BATCH FILE
BATCH FILE
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Light of the Truth (Allah)
Girl/Female
Tamil
Hrutvi | ஹà¯à®°à¯à®¤à®µà¯€Â
Name of An Angel meaning season, Love and saint, Speech
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Best; Excellent
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Victory of Strength
Girl/Female
Australian, French
Darling; Similar to Cherie Dear One
Girl/Female
Indian
Girl/Female
Muslim
Sky
Boy/Male
Indian
One who Becomes Happy Easily
Girl/Female
Muslim
Protected
Boy/Male
Indian
To Try
BATCH FILE
BATCH FILE
BATCH FILE
BATCH FILE
BATCH FILE
v. i.
To watch for and catch mice.
v. t.
To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody.
v. t.
To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.
n.
That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened; as, the catch of a gate.
n.
A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words.
v. t.
To furnish with its match; to bring a match, or equal, against; to show an equal competitor to; to set something in competition with, or in opposition to, as equal.
v. t.
To make or procure the equal of, or that which is exactly similar to, or corresponds with; as, to match a vase or a horse; to match cloth.
n.
A coat made of match-cloth.
n.
The act of exposing the body, or part of the body, for purposes of cleanliness, comfort, health, etc., to water, vapor, hot air, or the like; as, a cold or a hot bath; a medicated bath; a steam bath; a hip bath.
v. t.
To close with a hatch or hatches.
v. t.
A quantity of anything produced at one operation; a group or collection of persons or things of the same kind; as, a batch of letters; the next batch of business.
n.
To catch so as to hold.
n.
A botch; a patch.
v. i.
To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch.
v. t.
To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion, infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold; the house caught fire.
v. t.
To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief.
v. t.
To contrive or plot; to form by meditation, and bring into being; to originate and produce; to concoct; as, to hatch mischief; to hatch heresy.
v. t.
To botch; to mend clumsily; to patch.
v. t.
To adorn, as the face, with a patch or patches.
n.
To catch or fasten by means of a latch.