How can I debug a .BAT script?

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I don’t know of anyway to step through the execution of a .bat file but you can use echo and pause to help with debugging.

ECHO
Will echo a message in the batch file. Such as ECHO Hello World will print Hello World on the screen when executed. However, without @ECHO OFF at the beginning of the batch file you’ll also get “ECHO Hello World” and “Hello World.” Finally, if you’d just like to create a blank line, type ECHO. adding the period at the end creates an empty line.

PAUSE
Prompt the user to press any key to continue.

Source: Batch File Help

@workmad3: answer has more good tips for working with the echo command.

Another helpful resource… DDB: DOS Batch File Tips

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