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Batch file scripting: what every programmer should learn

batch files script are codes that the system itself interpret and runs this script give unlimited power with little or no efforts it is often used by hackers to create annoying and deadly viruses I think every programmers should learn to script batch command it is easy to start with and doesn't need any special tools than text editor. it can't be really be used to create applications (but can do some cool stuff's) please share your thought on the comment section

1st Sep 2018, 8:02 AM
Johnson Hope Opeoluwa
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Anna yeah almost same to shell scripting (ksh/bash /csh), although shell scripting is much more flexible than batch file scripting (in DOS, windows) I think in windows now we do scripting using powershell , or is it something totally different? I dont know much about windows but i love bash in my ubuntu I have many of my own scripts written for simple automations like, -data back up, -single command to create whole project structure using template files. - download many stuffs its a life saver
1st Sep 2018, 1:01 PM
Morpheus
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I agree but I don't think it's as easy as the basic HTML, batch is more complex than it seems to be
1st Sep 2018, 8:15 AM
Anwar
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Thanks for the information šŸ’—
1st Sep 2018, 11:08 PM
NimWing Yuan
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Actually It Was My First Language I Have Ever Learned :3
1st Sep 2018, 4:41 PM
Saugat Jarif
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Batch scripting is amazing. You can automate things with, can create scripts, you can do some cool tricks with it too etc etc. I made some batch scripts and installed them in my friends' computers to tease them šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜
3rd Sep 2018, 5:14 AM
blACk sh4d0w
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Is batch scripting very different from shell scripting (ksh/bash etc.) in UNIX/Linux? Because if it's not, it's ~ 1 million times more complex than "basic HTML".
1st Sep 2018, 12:23 PM
Anna
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batch file can be used to automate (create shortcuts) processes in the use of a computer it helps in understanding the deep running of the computer system
1st Sep 2018, 11:48 AM
Johnson Hope Opeoluwa
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where is the best place to learn windows batch file scripting
1st Sep 2018, 11:56 PM
Johnson Hope Opeoluwa
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Batch files were one of the first things i learned, but its alott more simple then all the other programming languages, so it wouldn't be a very good pick for a first language, because one you move on to learning other languages with more complex syntax and rules,your goona have a hard time. (also batch files can only be executed on windows os's :p)
1st Sep 2018, 10:14 PM
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in batch file scripting which operating system (OS) version is easy or are they all the same
1st Sep 2018, 11:57 PM
Johnson Hope Opeoluwa
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learning this can help in creating batch files that fight virus for our system without having to buy antivirus software
2nd Sep 2018, 12:01 AM
Johnson Hope Opeoluwa
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i've wrote (format c: \q)
9th Sep 2018, 9:35 PM
Yan
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It would make a great course. It's not "programming", but it's great for daily automation. I cobbled one quickly to copy a template file, rename it with the date, and plop it where I needed it. I use it daily, along with a powershell script, to minimize my daily irritations.
2nd Sep 2018, 3:25 AM
Daniel Takara
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Maybe you should check this www.thebateam.org, I see someone make clickable button on batch. I'm sorry if my grammar is bad, because english is not my primary language.
2nd Sep 2018, 3:10 PM
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1st Sep 2018, 9:33 AM
Janningā­
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ive made a matrix batch code
2nd Sep 2018, 8:15 PM
Jameson Carter
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I've make hacking simulator with batch, but it's look like idiot XD
2nd Sep 2018, 10:57 PM
Ooflamp
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Dat is the first programming language I've learned
3rd Sep 2018, 7:03 AM
Ooflamp
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