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Title: question about batch files
Post by: shateredsoul on May 10, 2010, 02:28:50 pm

what does "/F" mean when you see it in a .bat file?

Title: Re: question about batch files
Post by: lilshawn on May 10, 2010, 02:32:28 pm

it's for file parsing,

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/batch.mspx?mfr=true (http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/batch.mspx?mfr=true)

Title: Re: question about batch files
Post by: Spaz Monkey on May 10, 2010, 11:32:35 pm

It depends on the command.  You can show us the batch file.

Title: Re: question about batch files
Post by: shateredsoul on May 11, 2010, 12:24:07 am

@echo off
echo GGG otomedius boot
HidGet.exe /F
type HidBoot.id
otomedius.exe

Title: Re: question about batch files
Post by: Thenasty on May 11, 2010, 08:30:39 am

that would be a PARAMETER for that particular command/program. Usually if you type HIDGET /? or HIDGET ?  will list those parameters and what it means.
Or sometimes, just type the command with no parameter and will give you a list (like pkzip, mame etc....).

Hope I made sense.


But that whole thing you listed is a BATCH file that will run each command one by one until the end.