Help for Batch file configuration

• On this page you'll find a shorthand list of common tasks in batch files, and the command(s) that can be used to perform those tasks.

  Notes:	Many, if not most, of the commands listed here require Windows 2000 and later, some require Windows XP or later, some require Active Directory. Read more detailed information by following the links provided.
  	Depending on the Windows version, some commands (e.g. SETX and NETSVC) may require installation of a Resource Kit.

  Task	Available command(s) or variable(s)
  Add/remove computer to/from domain	NETDOM (1)
  Counters	FOR /L or SET /A counter += 1
  Delays	PING
  Current date	DATE /T or %Date% or DEBUG
  Current directory	CD or %CD%
  Current drive	%CD:~0,2%
  Current time	TIME /T or %Time% or DEBUG
  Directory of current batch file	%~dp0
  Drive of current batch file	%~d0
  Environment, permanent changes	SETX (2)
  Firewall configuration	NETSH
  Harddisk & volume management	DISKPART, FDISK, FORMAT, CONVERT, MOUNTVOL, VOL, CHKDSK, CHKNTFS, DEFRAG
  Hardware inventory	WMIC
  IP address (local)	PING %ComputerName%, NSLOOKUP %ComputerName% or IPCONFIG /ALL
  IP address (remote)	PING, NSLOOKUP or WMIC
  IP address (WAN) to file	WGET -O output_filename -q http://www.whatismyip.com/automation/n09230945.asp (3)
  IP address (WAN) to screen	WGET -q -O- http://www.whatismyip.com/automation/n09230945.asp (3)
  Logoff	Multiple commands available
  Open a file, folder or web page	START
  Permissions	CACLS, XCACLS (2), MMC & SECEDIT, SUBINACL (3) or SETACL (3)
  Popup dialogs	NET Send %ComputerName%
  Print text	NOTEPAD /P
  Print anything	ASSOC, FTYPE & REGEDIT or REG
  Printer management	RUNDLL32 PRINTUI.DLL,PrintUIEntry
  Process management	Multiple commands available
  Prompt for user input	SET /P & more
  Read text files	FOR /F or occasionaly <>
  Reboot	Multiple commands available
  Registry	REGEDIT or REG
  Service management	NET Stop, NET Start, SC or NETSVC (2)
  Shutdown	Multiple commands available
  Unicode to ASCII conversion	TYPE
  User/group management	NET, DSADD, DSGET, DSMOD, DSMOVE, DSQUERY & DSRM (1) or CSVDE & LDIFDE (1)
  Write text files	Redirected ECHO

  Notes:	(1)	Requires Windows XP with Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack, or Windows Server 2003 or later.
  	(2)	Resource Kit tool
  	(3)	Third party tool