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HELPBAT.DOC June 1992 Ronny Richardson
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Purpose: HELPBAT2.BAT, CHK2.BAT, and HELPBAT.BAT are three
batch files designed to add a simple help system to
your existing batch files.
Comments: By adding a few lines to your existing batch files,
you can create a simple help system that makes it
easy to find the right file for the job.
Usage: HELPBAT.BAT gives you a list of each batch file and
its purpose (those that have been edited like
HELPBAT2.BAT in the example).
Start every batch file you use with these three lines
of information:
@ECHO OFF <use ECHO OFF for DOS prior to 3.3>
REM NAME: CHECK.BAT <substitute your filename>
REM PURPOSE: Run CHKDSK <substitute purpose>
Use capital letters for NAME and PURPOSE to ensure that
DOS case-sensitive searches will find the lines. It
doesn't hurt to add VERSION and DATE lines like these
to provide an audit trail for tracking modifications:
REM VERSION: 1.00 <substitute version number>
REM DATE: May 20, 1991 <substitute date here>
After you have modified your files, HELPBAT.BAT
rummages through each batch file on your disk and
displays its name and purpose. In this example, it
is assumed that you keep all your batch files in a
common directory such as C:\BATCH.