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| + | ==bat Files!== | ||
| + | (available for windows) | ||
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Bat files are (possibly) the easiest way to automate a given task on windows. | Bat files are (possibly) the easiest way to automate a given task on windows. | ||
If your task can be done from the command prompt, those actions can be saved to a file, then played back later; simply by double clicking it! | If your task can be done from the command prompt, those actions can be saved to a file, then played back later; simply by double clicking it! | ||
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| + | ===Setting up an bat script=== | ||
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| + | : 1) cd to the folder where you'd like to save your script | ||
| + | : 2) run: | ||
| + | :: <code>.>[nameYourFileHere].bat</code> | ||
| + | ::* this will create a blank plain text file of that name | ||
| + | : 3) Open the file you've just created in a text editor. (notepad, notepad++, Atom, vsCode, they're all fine) | ||
| + | : 4} Type and save whatever you'd like to run in the shell. | ||
| + | :* seperate commands with " && " | ||
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| + | ===Using an bat script=== | ||
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| + | : double click the file you've created | ||
| + | :* a command prompt will open and run the command(s) that you've put in the bat file. | ||
Revision as of 16:51, 2 September 2020
bat Files!
(available for windows)
Bat files are (possibly) the easiest way to automate a given task on windows.
If your task can be done from the command prompt, those actions can be saved to a file, then played back later; simply by double clicking it!
Setting up an bat script
- 1) cd to the folder where you'd like to save your script
- 2) run:
.>[nameYourFileHere].bat- this will create a blank plain text file of that name
- 3) Open the file you've just created in a text editor. (notepad, notepad++, Atom, vsCode, they're all fine)
- 4} Type and save whatever you'd like to run in the shell.
- seperate commands with " && "
Using an bat script
- double click the file you've created
- a command prompt will open and run the command(s) that you've put in the bat file.
