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A batch file is the name given to a type of script file, a text file containing a series of commands to be executed by the command interpreter under MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows.

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How to sleep in a batch file?

How to pause execution for a while in a Windows batch file between a command and the next one?
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Expire Files In A Folder: Delete Files After x Days

I'm looking to make a "Drop Folder" in a windows shared drive that is accessible to everyone. I'd like files to be deleted automagically if they sit in the folder for more than X days. However, it ...
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Batch processing on Linux

We're currently setting up a server to some heavy lifting (ETL) after another process has finished within the business, at the moment we're firing off jobs either via scheduled cron jobs or remote ...
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shell script doesn't run correctly in cron [closed]

I want to call a shell script I wrote from a cron. The shell script uses the program Linkchecker. If I run the shell script from the terminal it works just fine. However, when cron runs I get the ...
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How to create a never expiring password & user via net user through .bat file

I am using a .bat file to create a user and password at windows operating system level. The issue am facing is when i pass EXPIRES:NEVER for password, when the user is created, it doesn't have "...
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How do I extract all archives in the subdirectories of this folder?

How do I extract multiple archives in contained in subdirectories in a folder, outputting the results back into the folders where the archives are.
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Program does not run properly as Scheduled Task

Situation I have a batch script that prepares some files, executes a program (.exe) and then deletes said files. This task should run hourly, so I'm trying to configure this using Scheduled Tasks. ...
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shortcut for Eventvwr > Connect to another computer

I was wondering if you can write the following action in a batch command? eventvwr (open the event viewer) Menu Action > Connect to another computer Type in the name of the computer. Connect. This ...
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rsync unexplained error & received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP

I created a batch script to back-up our server: #!/bin/bash user=$1 # create user dir ssh [email protected] -p 5774 mkdir -p /var/backup/server.tst/incremental/$user # backup mail dir rsync -...
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Check free disk space using Batch commands

Is there a way already to check the free space of a hard drive in a batch script? I'd rather not use third party apps since I need to fill out a lot of forms, and in that case I think I'll write a ...
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Copying Directory Tree on Windows

I need to copy a full directory tree (aka recursive copy) with a bat files on windows. On *nix systems I use the -R argument on the copy command, like so: cp -R fromDir toDir and that did the job. I ...
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delete all folders with tmp in name using batch file

Have tried to google this, but I always seem to get results relating to .tmp files, which isnt really any use. I have only a basic understanding of batch files, but I think I need something like this:...
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Send a batch file to a Windows machine, and execute it

I know PsExec is perfect for sending files over a computer on a network and then execute it on that remote computer, however I can't use PsExec because I'm developing a piece of software and I can't ...
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Migrating ODBC information through a batch file

I am a desktop support technician currently working on a large scale migration project across multiple sites. I am looking at a way to transfer ODBC entries from Windows XP to Windows 7. If anyone ...
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Cron jobs in cascade array

If anyone it's like me and work even once with IBM Mainframe batch jobs, then it's possible that you know CONTROL-M, that is a tool to schedule jobs not only in a date and time fashion but also in ...
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Group Policy applying only once?

For my own sanity can someone please advise why my GPO's to install application only works once? (both Machine level and User) When I say once, I let the script install to test on a virtual machine. ...
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