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What does :: (double colon) mean in DOS batch files?

I found this program http://baiyunmanor.com/blog/work/get-current-date-time-in-dos-batch-file/ But I don't know what does the line :: datetime.bat …

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How can I delete all files/subdirs except for some files in DOS?

I'm looking for a DOS script to delete all files and subdirectories in a root directory except for a set …

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How can I clear the screen without having to fill it

Does an interrupt service routine exist to help me clear the screen of the terminal? Will it work on windows?

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Difference between .com, .exe, and .bat?

What is the difference between the a.bat, a.com and a.exe extensions?

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C compiler for MS-DOS

I have installed MS-DOS 6.22 on a VirtualBox virtual machine, everything is working well, the purpose of doing that is to …

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If not exists then exit + cmd

i try to make a loop in a .cmd file. If test.txt is not exists then i will kill …

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dos command to sperate file name and extension into variables

I need to copy a file x.dtsx from location a to location b. If x.dtsx already exists in …

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Accessing the returned value of a SQL statement in SQLCMD

I'm trying to get the value of a SQL statement when I run it in a DOS batch file ... sqlcmd …

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Batch file to execute all files in a folder

I need a batch files the launches all files in a given folder (in this case it is c:\macros\…

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How to set processor affinity from Batch File for Windows XP?

I've got a dual processor machine and I would like to launch an executable via a batch file on both …

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