From: admin@127.0.0.1   
      
   On Tue, 5 Jul 2022 16:43:35 -0000 (UTC)   
   "Auric__"  wrote:   
      
   > Dallas wrote:   
   >   
   > > When you code a batch file do you have patterns that help when you   
   > > compose them?   
   > >   
   > > For example I always start off a batch file with a line in the form   
   > >   
   > > @echo off % mybatchfilename.bat %   
   > >   
   > > Note the spaces after the first % and before the final % character.   
   > > I put those there just to make sure I don't accidentally match an actual   
   > > variable name.   
   > >   
   > > That way the content of the batch file carries the name of the batch   
   > > file.   
   > >   
   > > I am curious if anyone has things like that that help you compose batch   
   > > files.   
   >   
   > Not batch files, no. I have a template that I use for the README of my   
   > projects, but nothing for anything scripting- or programming-related. The   
   > majority of my batch files tend to be one-liners anyway.   
   >   
   Mostly self-documented with a 'help' section   
      
   rem {insert datestamp}   
   if \%1==\ goto Usage   
   ...   
      
      
      
   ...   
   goto end   
   Usage:   
   echo %0 is a program to ...   
   echo Usage is %0 parm1 parm2 {parm3}   
   echo e.g. %0 x y does action   
   rem relies on (dependency) being accessible via path   
      
      
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