Batch (CMD) hints, tips & tricks

Batch-cmd-hints-tips-tricks.md

Batch (CMD) hints, tips & tricks

"try-catch" for bat-files

my-command with parameters && (
  
  echo - my-command completed successfuly

  (call)
) || (
  
  echo - my-command failed
)

echo - finally

Redirect stderr

REM suppress 'some.file not found' message
del %TEMP%\some.file /Q 2> nul

REM redirect 'some.file not found' message to errors.log
del %TEMP%\some.file /Q 2> errors.log

REM redirect all outputs to delete.log
del %TEMP%\some.file 1> delete.log 2>&1