Run batch (.bat) files in CMD
This article will show you how to use CMD to run a batch file.bat.
There are three ways to run a batch file. Let us discuss them in the following sections.
Run batch (.bat) files in CMD by directly clicking on them
This way you can just go to your file location and double click on it. But this way the file runs and closes as soon as its task is completed.
Therefore, this approach is not advisable if your batch script does not display any output at the end.
Run a batch (.bat) file in CMD by providing the direct location of the file
In this way, you need to provide the exact file location to the command. In CMD, type the exact location of the file name with double quotes as shown below.
"G:\YOUR_DIRECTORY\Test_File.bat"
Use the Change Directory (CD) command to run a batch (.bat) file in CMD
In this case, you must use the change directory (cd) command to find your location and enter the file name directly as shown below.
CD "G:\YOUR_DIRECTORY"
Test_File.bat
All the methods we discussed above are applicable to Windows CMD only.
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