Pass parameters in batch file from powershell

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I have made a batch file in Windows. The content in that file is like this

test.bat

echo %1

Now when I send an argument from command line like this

test.bat "hello"

then it outputs always %1. It should be hello.

What I am doing wrong?

Baran · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-03 05:53:25Z

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Perhaps you are using power-shell. you need to use the following in your bat file:

echo $1

Here is Converting DOS Batch Files to Shell Scripts

 http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/dosbatch.html

answered Sep 3, 2014 at 5:53

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user230910 · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-03 05:17:44Z

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This is really odd - something in your assumptions about what is in the file is not correct. Here is the output from my pc doing exactly what you describe:

C:\windows\system32>copy con test.bat
echo %1
^Z
        1 file(s) copied.

C:\windows\system32>test.bat hello

C:\windows\system32>echo hello
hello

I suspect the file has something different in than what you describe

answered Sep 3, 2014 at 5:17

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4 Comments

Azam Alvi Over a year ago

I am doing right but I can get it that why code is not working perfect on my PC.

Monacraft Over a year ago

Is that all test.bat contains?

user230910 Over a year ago

please post more detail: an actual dump of the file and actual output from a run like the one above

Azam Alvi Over a year ago

@user230910 good catch. Actually I was testing that file using git but when I try this using cmd it works fine

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