Windows Batch Scripting Common Shortcuts

Sources: https://ss64.com/nt/syntax-args.html | https://superuser.com/questions/224416/what-do-df0-and-df1-mean-in-a-batch-file

See Also: Batch - Magic Variables

List of Common Shortcuts

%~f1 - expands %1 to a Fully qualified path name - C:\utils\MyFile.txt

%~d1 - expands %1 to a Drive letter only - C:

%~p1 - expands %1 to a Path only - \utils

%~n1 - expands %1 to a file Name, or if only a path is present (with no trailing backslash) - the last folder in that path

%~x1 - expands %1 to a file eXtension only - .txt

%~s1 - changes the meaning of f, n and x to reference the Short name (see note below)

%~1 - expand %1 removing any surrounding quotes (“)

%~a1 - display the file attributes of %1

%~t1 - display the date/time of %1

%~z1 - display the file size of %1

%~$PATH:1 - search the PATH environment variable and expand %1 to the fully qualified name of the first match found.

The modifiers above can be combined:

%~dp1 - expands %1 to a drive letter and path only

%~nx2 - expands %2 to a file name and extension only

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Appendix: Links

• Code
• Development
• Windows
• Microsoft DOS
• Batch Scripting Tips and Tricks
• CLI Tools List
• Add a GUI to Batch File Scripts on Windows
• Batch - Magic Variables

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