Notepad is commonly used to convert text files into batch files, but you can write your batch file’s text virtually anywhere.
Notepad is commonly used to convert text files into batch files, but you can write your batch file’s text virtually anywhere.
Notepad is commonly used to convert text files into batch files, but you can write your batch file’s text virtually anywhere.
ECHO - Displays text on the screen @ECHO OFF - Hides the text that is normally output START - Run a file with its default application REM - Inserts a comment line in the program MKDIR/RMDIR - Create and remove directories DEL - Deletes a file or files COPY - Copy a file or files XCOPY - Allows you to copy files with extra options FOR/IN/DO - This command lets you specify files. TITLE- Edit the title of the window. [1] X Research source
This copies over files from the folder “original” to the folder “backupfolder”. You can replace these with the paths to the folders you want. /m specifies that only updated files will be copied, /e specifies that all subdirectories in the listed directory will be copied, and /y keeps the confirmation message appearing every time a file is overwritten.
You can change the color of the output with COLOR bf, where b is the background and f is the foreground color, both a hexadecimal number. Following colors are possible: Number Color Number Color 0 black 8 dark grey 1 dark blue 9 blue 2 dark green a green 3 dark turquoise b turquoise 4 dark red c red 5 dark magenta d magenta 6 dark yellow e yellow 7 light grey f white For example, red text on a dark green background would be displayed with COLOR 2c You need run the batch file from the command line to see the text, because else the window will close too fast to actually read the text you printed.
For a program named “Backup”, for example, you’d type in Backup. bat here.
The changes will immediately be reflected when you run the batch file.
The changes will immediately be reflected when you run the batch file.
