ExeScript Batch to EXE - Batch File Commands, Cmd Commands, Command Prompt

FOR

Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.

FOR %variable IN (set) DO command [command-parameters]

  %variable  Specifies a replaceable parameter.
  (set)      Specifies a set of one or more files. 
             Wildcards may be used.
  command    Specifies the command to carry out for each
             file.
  command-parameters
             Specifies parameters or switches for the
             specified command.

To use the FOR command in a batch program, specify
%%variable instead of %variable.  Variable names are case
sensitive, so %i is different from %I.

Examples

To display the contents of all the files in the current
directory that have the extension .doc or .txt using the
replaceable variable %f, type:

for %f in (*.doc *.txt) do type %f

This code will run through the set (A, B, C), when it gets
to B it will print the message: "B is in the set!"

FOR %%b in (A, B, C) DO IF %%b == B echo B is in the set!

This line will print the contents of C:\windows\desktop

FOR %%c in (C:\windows\desktop\*.*) DO echo %%c


    

Batch File Commands