Windows BAT File

A Windows BAT file (also called a batch file) is a plain-text file with the extension .bat or .cmd that contains a sequence of commands for the Windows Command Prompt (CMD) to execute automatically. A BAT file lets you automate repetitive tasks by running several command-line instructions in order. Instead of typing commands one by one in CMD, you put them in a .bat file and run it with a double-click.

Example BAT File

Example BAT file as follows:

@echo off
echo Hello, this is a batch file!
pause

How to Create a BAT file

Follow the below steps to create the file on the Windows machine.

• Open Notepad
• Write your commands
• Save as filename.bat
• Double-click to run

Common Uses

Some of the common uses cases are as follows:

• Automating tasks (copy, move, delete files)

• Running programs or scripts

• Setting environment variables

• Creating backups

• Network administration tasks

• System configuration