batch-files
Expert-level Windows batch file (.bat/.cmd) skill for writing, debugging, and maintaining CMD scripts. Use when asked to "create a batch file", "write a .bat script", "automate a Windows task", "CMD scripting", "batch automation", "scheduled task script", "Windows shell script", or when working with .bat/.cmd files in the workspace. Covers cmd.exe syntax, environment variables, control flow, string processing, error handling, and integration with system tools.
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✦overview.md
Key Features
- ·Expert-level scripting with cmd.exe
- ·Debugging variable expansion and error levels
- ·Integrates with system tools and external CLIs
- ·Supports task scheduler and PATH-based scripts
Use Cases
- →Automate file operations and backups on Windows
- →Build CLI tools placed in a bin/ folder on PATH
- →Write scheduled task scripts for Task Scheduler
- →Debug batch script issues like quoting or errorlevels
- →Scaffold new batch projects with structured templates
Best for
- ✓Windows sysadmins
- ✓automation scripts
- ✓CLI tool developers
Not ideal for
- !cross-platform scripting
- !non-Windows environments
- !complex logic requiring modern scripting languages
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batch-files
description
Expert-level Windows batch file (.bat/.cmd) skill for writing, debugging, and maintaining CMD scripts. Use when asked to "create a batch file", "write a .bat script", "automate a Windows task", "CMD scripting", "batch automation", "scheduled task script", "Windows shell script", or when working with .bat/.cmd files in the workspace. Covers cmd.exe syntax, environment variables, control flow, string processing, error handling, and integration with system tools.
Batch Files
A comprehensive skill for creating, editing, debugging, and maintaining Windows batch files (.bat/.cmd) using cmd.exe. Applies to CLI tool development, system administration automation, scheduled tasks, file operations scripting, and PATH-based executable scripts.
When to Use This Skill
- Creating or editing
.bator.cmdfiles - Automating Windows tasks (file operations, deployments, backups)
- Building CLI tools intended for a
bin/folder on PATH - Writing scheduled task scripts (SCHTASKS, Task Scheduler)
- Debugging batch script issues (variable expansion, error levels, quoting)
- Integrating batch scripts with external tools (curl, git, Node.js, Python)
- Scaffolding new batch-based projects with structured templates
Prerequisites
- Windows NT-based OS (Windows 7 or later)
- cmd.exe (built-in)
- Optional: a
bin/directory on PATH for distributing scripts as commands - Optional: PATHEXT configured to include
.BAT;.CMD(default on Windows)
Command Interpretation
cmd.exe processes each line through four stages in order:
$install
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