To get help on a batch file command you can use the built-in help.
Open a command prompt (whose executable is cmd.exe
) and enter help
to see all available commands.
To get help for any of these commands, type help
followed by the name of the command.
For example:
help help
Will display:
Provides help information for Windows commands.
HELP [command]
command - displays help information on that command.
Some commands will also display help if followed by /?
.
Try:
help /?
Note:
Help
will only display the help for internal commands.