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FOR
Repeats a command for several variables in a batch file.
COMMAND TYPE: Internal (batch) VERSION: 2.0 and up
USE: FOR %%var IN (set) DO command
%%var represents a variable that will be sequentially set to each value in
set. If the FOR command is used in a batch file, %%var must be used, if
the FOR command is used at the DOS level, only one % is required.
set contains the actual values that %%var will represent when the command
is executed. willdcard file specifiers are allowed in set.
command is the DOS command that will be repeated. In the command, %%var
will be replaced by the value of the variable.
EXAMPLE: FOR %%g IN(*.TXT) DO TYPE %%g
when this command is encountered in a batch file, all files with the
extension .TXT will be TYPEd (displayed on the screen).