Questions tagged [batch]
Batch processing is the execution of a set of commands or software programs without user intervention. A batch file is a text file containing a sequence of such commands or programs invocations. Please use the tag [batch-file] for that.
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move copies instead of moves
for /f "tokens=*" %%i in (%file_list%) DO (move "%src_folder%\%%i" "%dst_folder%")
This resulted in copy instead of move.
I need to remove the files from the source ...
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Merge WAV files from different directories according to matching name
I'd like to merge a number of WAV files located in two separate directories.
The files are named identically, similar to the following example:
\DIRECTORY A
C1-05.wav
C2-05.wav
C3-05.wav
C4-05....
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Batch File Automation [closed]
Need some help in writing a batch script which takes the output of the command "dig +short a 'DOMAIN NAME'" ( the list of domains is in a txt file) and puts the domain names and ...
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Schedule a task with admin privileges Windows 10
I feel like this should be easy but I am not making any further progress. I have seen the other post mentioning Windows 7 and UAC prompts but the accepted solution on that did not post work for me. ...
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Restart autosys job after a fixed delay
I have a scenario where I have to retry run the failed autosys command job after 10 minutes. I have to retry rerunning it only twice. I cannot use n_retry attribute here because I need to wait for 10 ...
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Any way for batch conversion from JPG to DDS with DXT1 compression
I have an "file.jpg" image, I open it with GIMP, then go to "File", "Export As...", choose "DDS image". I choose the compression - BC1/DXT1, other options are ...
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Change Window Title When Start PowerShell with Sudo.exe
I tried starting powershell with Sudo for Windows from CMD or Batch. Works fine. A PowerShell window opens with administrator rights:
rem CMD/BAT
sudo.exe start powershell.exe
Then, I tried adding a ...
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How to change file path in BAT file based on the current user?
I have a bat file to run some Python code similar to this:
@echo off
set /P State= Select State:
set /P Year= Select Year:
"C:\Users\MYNUMBER\...
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How to suspend Windows PC for a specified period of time using Powershell?
Using Powershell or batch scripts, how to make a PC with Windows OS automatically suspend during the weekdays and automatically reactivate for every weekend?
I know that in Linux OS this can be ...
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Is there a difference between combining commands with & and running them one at a time?
Say I want to run multiple, computationally complex commands on Windows command line.
Does it makes a difference, performance wise, if I combine them with &:
doSomething1 & doSomething2 & ...
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Batch command with quotes fails to move files and delete folder with special characters
I have a custom batch program that I update and run to negate having to constantly waste half an hour just to clean up the Windows start menu every time I'm forced to reinstall Windows. It saves me a ...
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A batch file with an executable file checks if it is not in the processes in order to run another batch file (or code from it)
There are two batch files. Need to add a condition to the first file if the process is running nvcplui.exe then nothing, and if it is not running, then the second file (or the code from it) will be ...
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Reg.exe Query Only Works In Interactive Mode
In CMD Console (Interactive Mode), I run the command:
reg query HKCU\Console\%%Startup
The output:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\%%Startup
DelegationConsole REG_SZ {B23D10C0-E52E-411E-9D5B-...
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Why does Windows command prompt command chaining not short circuit when a batch file returns non-zero?
The first premise is that batch scripts will execute all commands in them, even if one fails.
@echo off
does_not_exist.exe
also_does_not_exist.exe
C:\Users\user>two_failures.bat
'does_not_exist....
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���psloglist” for system event returns an error: -1073740940
My batch must extract system and application events.
I use two psloglist (vers. 2.82) cmd one after the other.
psloglist \\Home -d 7 -f we sys > system.log
psloglist \\Home -d 7 -f we app > ...
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