Microsoft DOS choice command
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About choice
Availability
Syntax
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About choice
Allows for batch files and scripts to wait for the user to choose a set of choices.
Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP users who have batch files that utilize the choice command should modify the batch file to use the MS-DOS set command.
Availability
The choice command is an external command and is available in
MS-DOS 6.0+
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Syntax
| choice |
[/C[:]choices] [/N] [/S] [/T[:]c,nn] [text] |
| Options: |
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| /C[:]choices |
Specifies allowable keys. Default is YN |
| /N |
Do not display choices and ? at end of prompt string. |
| /S |
Treat choice keys as case sensitive. |
| /T[:]c,nn |
Default choice to c after nn seconds |
| text |
Prompt string to display |
Examples
See batch file page for additional examples and uses of the choice command. |
