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How do I run two commands in one line in Windows CMD?

August 30, 2022 by Tarik

Like this on all Microsoft OSes since 2000, and still good today: dir & echo foo If you want the second command to execute only if the first exited successfully: dir && echo foo The single ampersand (&) syntax to execute multiple commands on one line goes back to Windows XP, Windows 2000, and some … Read more

How can I pass arguments to a batch file?

August 29, 2022 by Tarik

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