Split Windows Path variable (or anything else) into seperate lines to view easily from command line.

split_output.cmd

:: This assumes you are running from command line.  To run from batch script, add the next commented out line to the top of
:: your batch file.  Also, in a batch file the % sign before the i should be doubled, .e.g. %%i.

:: batch file only - remove preceeding semicolons from the next line and insert in batch file.
:: SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION

:: from command prompt only - add the next line

cmd /v:on

for /f "tokens=*" %i in ("%path%") do set a=%i && set b=!a:;=^&echo.!

echo %b%


:: output displays a single column of (in this case) path names.  
:: Can be used to split other items into a column from the command line.  Just put whatever
:: delimiter you want to split by after the `a:` where the semicolon is now in the code above.

Can you please clarify the comment ":: from command prompt only - add the next line"
because line 8 is empty
and line 9 is already added;

I find this not worky.

Here's a way that works:

@echo off


set node_path=!PROGRAMFILES!\nodejs

for %%A in ("%path:;=";"%") do (
    echo "%%~A"
    
    echo %%~A|find /i "node" >nul
    if not errorlevel 1 (
        set node_path=%%~A
    ) 


)


echo "Node-Path: %node_path%"