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.
File type category:
Dangerous and malicious file
Source code and script file
Email attachment blocked file
Program executable file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
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
You can edit batch files (*.bat) with any text editor.
Tools like Advanced BAT to EXE Converter is able to compile batch script to executable file (exe).
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PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows NotePad (Microsoft Windows)
gedit (Linux/Unix)
Visual Studio Code (Multiplatform)
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
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Visual Studio Code (Multiplatform)
Advanced BAT to EXE Converter (Microsoft Windows)
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