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108 MS-DOS User's Reference
Using temporary files
How to Use Temporary Files
When using batch files, you may often want to use a temporary
file to hold your work. You could use the same name each time
you wanted to use a temporary file.
However, if you are using more than one batch file that uses the
same temporary file, you might lose the contents of this tem
porary file. To avoid this problem, you should use a replaceable
parameter to specify the name of the temporary file. Then each
time you run the batch file, you'll be able to substitute a unique
filename and you won't have to worry about information from
one batch file getting into another.
It's also a good idea to delete temporary files once you finish
using them. Otherwise, these files would eventually take up all the
space on your disk.
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Using the batch
processing
commands
Batch Processing Commands
Now that you have seen some of the capabilities of batch files, in
this section you'll find out how to add power and flexibility to
your batch programs by using batch processing commands. The
following table lists these batch commands and describes what
they do:
Command
echo
for
goto
if
pause
rem
shift
What it does
Turns the batch file echo feature on or off, or
displays the current setting.
Performs a command for a set of files.
Processes commands starting with the line
after the specified label.
Performs a command if a condition is met.
Pauses
during the processing of a batch file.
Displays a comment in a batch file.
Increases the number of replaceable parame
ters in a batch process.
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