You can break up long lines with the caret ^ as long as you remember that the caret and the newline following it are completely removed. So, if there should be a space where you’re breaking the line, include a space. (More on that below.) Example: copy file1.txt file2.txt would be written as: copy file1.txt^ … Read more
Use :: or REM :: commenttttttttttt REM commenttttttttttt BUT (as people noted): if they are not in the beginning of line, then add & character: your commands here & :: commenttttttttttt Inside nested parts (IF/ELSE, FOR loops, etc…) :: should be followed with normal line, otherwise it gives error (use REM there). :: may also … Read more
Calling for /? in the command-line gives help about this syntax (which can be used outside FOR, too, this is just the place where help can be found). In addition, substitution of FOR variable references has been enhanced. You can now use the following optional syntax: %~I – expands %I removing any surrounding quotes (“) … Read more
Another useful tip is to use %* to mean “all”. For example: echo off set arg1=%1 set arg2=%2 shift shift fake-command /u %arg1% /p %arg2% %* When you run: test-command admin password foo bar The above batch file will run: fake-command /u admin /p password admin password foo bar I may have the syntax slightly … Read more