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I was just wondering what the "~" symbol does in a batch file, I know that it's associated with variables. Can I have some examples of what it does? Thanks.

I find %~dp0 very useful, and I use it a lot to make my batch files more portable. But the label itself seems very cryptic to me... What is the ~ doing? Does dp mean drive and path? Does the 0 refer ...

How can I iterate over each file in a directory using a for loop? And how could I tell if a certain entry is a directory or if it's just a file?

What is the best way to find out where notepad.exe and mspaint.exe are that will work across various versions of Windows? Should I get the Windows directory via SHGetFolderPath(NULL, CSIDL_WINDOWS, ...

I am studying batch programming and i cant literally distinguish between %~2 and %2 .Also mention an example please.

I am trying to translate a .bat file to PowerShell and having trouble with understanding what a few snippets of code is doing: set MY_VARIABLE = "some\path\here" "!MY_VARIABLE:\=/!" What is line 2 ...

In the context of The directory where your SQL scripts are. Defaults to .\ does .\ represent the directory you are currently in? What about ..\? What about SET DIR=%~d0%~p0%

How to run a bat file in the Code section (procedure DeinitializeSetup)? As I tried to do: Exec('"' + installationFolder + '\mysql\db\db.cmd"', '"'+ installationFolder +'"', '', SW_SHOW, ...

I'm working on a script that processes a folder and there is always one file in it I need to rename. The new name should be the parent directory name. How do I get this in a batch file? The full path ...

Im using the sc command to query the services running on machines and was using code similar to: sc \\"server_name" query | find "SERVICE_NAME" > servicelist2.txt so basically all the server ...

Could you please explain what does it mean in bat file: SET server=%~1

I'm creating a batch file for SharePoint deployment. The batch will do solutions installation and configuration, create a web application and restore the .dat file on the created web application. ...

This question is about the correct syntax for passing file name arguments to a subroutine in a batch file. Feels like this question should have been asked before, but I can't seem to find the right ...

I'm trying to install apk file from my PC on my android device and I have a problem. when I erite these code it's all ok adb install "C:\Users\ntuser\Documents\workspace\Team\apps\_sample\samples\...

I see the ':~' symbols used pretty often in BAT files, I presume it gets a character at a position, but I couldn't find any confirmation of this, nor on how/when to use it (it appears it can get a ...