What is batch file(.bat) ???

Answer 1

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A batch file is a script file in DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows. It consists of a series of commands to be executed by the command-line interpreter, stored in a plain text file. ... Unix-like operating systems, such as Linux, have a similar, but more flexible, type of filecalled a shell script.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batch_file

Answer 2

@sneeze is it like .sh files ??

Answer 3

A file on a PC for automating tasks that can also be scheduled.

Answer 4

Yes it is.

Answer 5

Addition to sneeze
Shell scripts have the .sh ending

Answer 6

noun
noun: bat; plural noun: bats
1.
an implement with a handle and a solid surface, typically of wood, used for hitting the ball in games such as cricket, baseball, and table tennis.
"a cricket bat"
a turn at playing with a bat.
a person batting, especially in cricket; a batsman.
"the team's opening bat"
each of a pair of objects resembling table tennis bats, used by a person on the ground to guide a taxiing aircraft.
a slab on which pottery is formed, dried, or fired.
verb
verb: bat; 3rd person present: bats; past tense: batted; past participle: batted; gerund or present participle: batting
1.
(of a sports team or player) take the role of hitting rather than throwing the ball.
"Australia reached 263 for 4 after choosing to bat"
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
defend the interests of; support.
"she turned out to have the law batting for her"
2.
hit at (someone or something) with the flat of one's hand.
"he batted the flies away"

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