Batch file scripting: what every programmer should learn

Question

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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

I agree but I don't think it's as easy as the basic HTML, batch is more complex than it seems to be

Answer 3

Thanks for the information 💗

Answer 4

Actually It Was My First Language I Have Ever Learned :3

Answer 5

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 😂😂😁

Answer 6

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".

Answer 7

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

Answer 8

where is the best place to learn windows batch file scripting

Answer 9

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)

Answer 10

in batch file scripting which operating system (OS) version is easy
or are they all the same

Answer 11

learning this can help in creating batch files that fight virus for our system without having to buy antivirus software

Answer 12

i've wrote (format c: \q)

Answer 13

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.

Answer 14

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.

Answer 15

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Answer 16

ive made a matrix batch code

Answer 17

I've make hacking simulator with batch, but it's look like idiot XD

Answer 18

Dat is the first programming language I've learned