for Windows10,Windows8,Windows7,VISTA,
XP,NT,Server 2000,Server 2003,Server 2008

Remove both Ends

Remove the first and the last character of a string.

Description: Using :~1,-1 within a variable expansion will remove the first and last character of the string.

Script:

1. 2. 3. 4. set str=politic echo.%str% set str=%str:~1,-1% echo.%str%

Script Output:

Script Output

politic
oliti