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key: pl/batchfile
kind: plang
name: "Batchfile"
url: https://plangs.page/batchfile
---

# Batchfile

> Scripting language for automating tasks in DOS and Windows environments.

Scripting language used for executing series of commands in DOS, OS/2, and Microsoft Windows environments. Batch files automate routine tasks through script execution in command-line interpreters like COMMAND.COM or cmd.exe.

## Facts

- Appeared: 1985
- Languish ranking: #29

## Relationships

### Paradigms

- [Procedural](https://plangs.page/paradigm/procedural)
- [Scripting](https://plangs.page/paradigm/scripting)

### Platforms

- [DOS](https://plangs.page/platform/dos)
- [Windows](https://plangs.page/platform/windows)

### Type Systems

- [Untyped](https://plangs.page/type-system/untyped)

### Influenced

- [PowerShell](https://plangs.page/powershell)

### Tags

- [Automation](https://plangs.page/tag/automation)
- [Scripting](https://plangs.page/tag/scripting)
- [Shell](https://plangs.page/tag/shell)