In , Microsoft released PowerShell , another framework that allows you to program and execute batch files. It was made open-source and cross-platform in and uses the MIT license. PowerShell provides an alternative command line interpreter and its own scripting language called PowerShell Scripting Language. Creating your own batch files is useful for automating the execution of recurring command sequences.
These sequences might include login processes or what is known as TSR programs T erminate and S tay R esident that you want to run continuously as background processes. As mentioned earlier, text documents are a good starting point for batch scripts. To write your own batch file, all you need is an ordinary text editor. But you do need to know common system commands and understand how they work in batch files.
Here are the most important commands to learn:. For a complete list of the most important commands, see our comprehensive article on batch commands. An easy introduction to the art of creating batch files is to write a simple script that creates multiple directories on a selected disk on your computer.
To save these batch instructions or the script, click File and choose Save As Specify the save location and enter a name for the script with the extension. After you create and save the batch file, you have two options to run it: Either run the script in the familiar Windows Explorer environment or open Command Prompt and run it using a command-line command.
The first option is simpler and easier for beginners because all you have to do is go to the directory where the batch file is located and double-click to run it.
If a batch script contains commands that require administrator privileges to execute, you have to run the script as an administrator. You can customize a batch script at any time , for example if you want to add or remove commands or modify directories. To do this, simply go to the folder containing the command line script and right-click it.
Then choose Edit :. With the above step-by-step guide, you can create a wide variety of batch files with an unlimited number of different commands. However, scripts that you can use more frequently are definitely more useful in the long run.
The following example shows how useful batch files can be for creating regular back-ups of any directory:. The three parameters at the end have the following effect:.
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