Displaying of Comments or Remarks (ECHO and REM)ĭocumentation is important, especially for very long batch files.
While Microsoft released a more advanced command-line tool called PowerShell (this is not installed by default), the native windows command line remains a popular choice for scripting. Here are some tips and tricks for developers and non-technical people alike: bat|.cmd|.btm file extensions, and when executed, the commands are interpreted by the Windows command-line interface.
Batch files have been around since the early Windows operating system.