Batch Questions

[john924xps]

I'm attempting to create a custom command w/ a parameter using cmd as base.

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set command=command [attrib] /s
call :check %command%

:check
if %3==...

But what if they don't use the additional "attrib"? Then /s would be %2

And how do I disallow the ability of turning echo back on, in order to prevent code leaks? It is a custom batch program, so they are allowed to run any command they want...


And this another program that I am trying to create, but am stuck on... a backup program that copies the content of the folder ".john924xps" into a folder named backup. And this is the code I have so far

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@echo off
title Backup
color 0a
if not exist "Backup" md "Backup"
cd .john924xps
for /f %%G in ('dir /b') do (xcopy "%%G" "%userprofile%\Desktop\Backup" /h /e /f /t /i)
pause

And I'm not exactly sure if in the code above I'm supposed to use /f or just a plain for loop.
FOR - Loop through a set of files in one folder
FOR /F - Loop through the output of a command
both seem like they can fit my expectations

[foxidrive]

And this another program that I am trying to create, but am stuck on... a backup program that copies the content of the folder ".john924xps" into a folder named backup. And this is the code I have so far

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@echo off
title Backup
color 0a
if not exist "Backup" md "Backup"
cd .john924xps
for /f %%G in ('dir /b') do (xcopy "%%G" "%userprofile%\Desktop\Backup" /h /e /f /t /i)
pause

Maybe this will do:

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xcopy ""%userprofile%\Desktop\.john924xps\*.*" "%userprofile%\Desktop\Backup\" /s/h/e/k/f/c

A fellow once commented that those xcopy switches are pretty useful and easy to remember in the phrase "SHE likes KFC"


I don't follow your first question.

[john924xps]

Okay... this is what I mean in the first question. I am creating a custom command prompt, that acts like a regular command prompt, except only that there are a couple of my own added commands. Example the TEST command, it is used to see what a certain command does. This is the syntax:
test [command] [/f]

I want to check whether or not the parameter is being used. How would I do that?

[Boombox]

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Can you not just echo the parameter at run time?

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echo %1

Is that what you mean?

http://ss64.com/nt/syntax-args.html

[Aacini]

This is the syntax:
test [command] [/f]

I want to check whether or not the parameter is being used. How would I do that?

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set Fopt=
set command=%1
if defined command (
   if /I %command% equ /f (
      set command=
   ) else (
      shift
   )
)
if /I "%1" equ "/f" set Fopt=1