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BAT

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Batch file (executable)

File type: Dangerous and malicious file, Source code and script file, Email attachment blocked file, Program executable file

Files with bat file extension can be commonly found as so called batch files. These text files are small scripts that contain a sequence of commands for a computer operating system.

What is bat file?

The bat file extension is traditionally used for batch files. A batch file is a text file that contains a sequence of commands for a computer operating system.

It's called a batch file because it batches (bundles or packages) into a single file a set of commands that would otherwise have to be presented to the system interactively from a keyboard one at a time. A batch file is usually created for command sequences for which a user has a repeated need. Commonly needed batch files are often delivered as part of an operating system. You initiate the sequence of commands in the batch file by simply entering the name of the batch file on a command line.

In MS-DOS. the best known batch file used was is the AUTOEXEC.BAT that initialized DOS when the system was started. In Unix-based operating systems, a batch file is called a shell script. In IBM's mainframe VM operating systems, it's called an EXEC.

MIME types used:
application/x-msdos-program
application/x-msdownload
application/bat
application/x-bat
application/textedit
application/octet-stream

How to open bat file?

You can edit batch files (*.bat) with any text editor.

How to convert bat file?

Tools like Advanced BAT to EXE Converter is able to compile batch script to executable file (exe).

Suggested software to open bat file:

Associated software actions with the bat file

Software applications that can edit bat files:

Microsoft Windows

Linux/Unix

Multiplatform

Software capable of saving bat files:

Microsoft Windows

Linux/Unix

Multiplatform

Software apps that create bat files:

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows NotePad icon Microsoft Windows NotePad

Multiplatform

Software apps that import bat files:

Software apps that recover bat files:

Microsoft Windows

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