batch-file If statements
Syntax
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if [/i] StringToCompare1 == StringToCompare2 (commandA) else (commandB)
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if errorlevel 1 (commandA) else (commandB)
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if %errorlevel% == 1 (commandA) else (commandB)
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if exist Filename (commandA) else (commandB)
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if defined VariableName (commandA) else (commandB)
Remarks
There are a few syntax to choose from in an if statement. We will use if string1==string2 as an example.
1-Line Syntaxes
if string1==string2 commandAif string1==string2 (commandA)
if string1==string2 (commandA) else (commandB)if string1==string2 (commandA) else commandB
if string1==string2 (commandA)else (commandB)if string1==string2 (commandA)else commandB
Multiline Syntaxes
if string1==string2 (
commandA
)
Or
if string1==string2 (
commandA
) else (
commandB
)
There are still some extra syntaxes available.
