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A World Wide Web page (or "internet document") is a text file written in accordance to the HyperText Markup Language (HTML) specification. When this file is placed in an internet server, it defines an "internet site" that may be reviewed by anyone that have internet access, although you do not need such access to review your own local web pages. Anyone can create a file with .html extension using a text editor like Windows Notepad, but the HTML specification is extensive and requires a certain domain knowledge in order to successfully create a web page.
[b]TextToHtml.bat[/b] is a conversion program that process a text file and translate it to a HTML file, so it allows the creation of completely functional web pages (like [i]this[/i] one) in a very simple way. The display parameters used in the created file have carefully selected default values, so the general aspect of the resulting page is very pleasant. The web elements are defined via a very simple method that allows the creation of a page in minutes, even with complex elements like lists, tables, animated images, etc. A series of optional values may be used to enrich the default appearance of any element, so the final look may be professional and complete. The only aspect that can not be changed is the general layout of the document, that resembles the [url=new:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Layout]article layout of Wikipedia[/url] including a table of contents.
The elements of the web page are defined enclosing segments in the text file between special markers, called [i]tags[/i], that gives specific format to the segment; the tags are groups of equal-sign characters (like ===) or short words enclosed in square brackets (like [tag]) with the ending tag preceded by a slash (like [/tag]). For example, the contents of a file may be this one: "Normal text [tag]formatted text[/tag] more normal text"; when this file is converted and displayed in a web page, it looks this way: "Normal text [code]formatted text[/ code] more normal text".
There are four types of tags that achieve different formatting operations: 1-Document subdivisions, 2-Text attributes, 3-Hypertext links and 4-Multi-line sections. These tags are explained in this document using concise descriptions and simple examples, but the descriptions will become larger and the examples numerous as the complexity of the described tag increases. If the description of a given tag suddenly becomes too complex for you, just pass to the next tag and return to that one later; the advanced features of any tag will be comprehended in an easier way after using the basic ones.

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@echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion

rem FComp.bat: Format FC output in a pleasant way
rem Antonio Perez Ayala - Nov/10/2012
rem Nov/25/2013: Generate output for TextToHtml.bat conversion program

if "%~2" neq "" goto begin
echo Format FC output identifying added, deleted or modified sections
echo/
echo FCOMP same parameters and switches of FC command
goto :EOF

:begin

set while=if not
set   and=if not
set do=goto endwhile
set endwhile=goto while
set break=goto endwhile

set params=%*
set "cutNumber="
if "!params:/N=!" neq "!params!" set "cutNumber=:~8"
fc %* > differences.txt
if %errorlevel% equ 0 (
   echo FComp: no differences encountered
   del differences.txt
) else (
   set /P filename=< differences.txt
   set "filename=!filename:Comparing files =!"
   set "filename=!filename: and = to !"
   call :FormatFCOutput < differences.txt > "%~DP0!filename:.txt=!.txt"
   del differences.txt
   "%~DP0TextToHtml" "%~DP0!filename:.txt=!.txt"
)
goto :EOF


:FormatFCOutput

set "slash=/"
echo =
set /P line=
echo [color="0" size="+2"]!line![/color]
echo [hr]
set /P line=
:while  There is another set of differences
%while% defined line %do%

   set "line="
   set /P line=
   if defined line (
      set "line=!line:[=&#91;!"
      set "line=!line:|=&#124;!"
   )
   set old=0
   :while1  There is another line in this old section
   %while% "!line:~0,5!" neq "*****" %do%1

      set /A old+=1
      set "oldLine[%old%]=!line!"
      :while1.5  PATCH FOR FC GLITCH: Concatenate next line while current is 127 chars. long
      %while% defined line           %do%1.5
        %and% "!line:~126,1!" neq "" %do%1.5
         set "line="
         set /P line=
         rem                          or until this set of differences ends
         if "!line:~0,5!" equ "*****" %break%1
         if defined line (
            set "line=!line:[=&#91;!"
            set "line=!line:|=&#124;!"
            set "oldLine[%old%]=!oldLine[%old%]!!line%cutNumber%!"
         )
      %endwhile%1.5
      :endwhile1.5
      set "oldLine[%old%]=!oldLine[%old%]! "
      set "line="
      set /P line=
      if defined line (
         set "line=!line:[=&#91;!"
         set "line=!line:|=&#124;!"
      )
   %endwhile%1
   :endwhile1

   set "line="
   set /P line=
   if defined line (
      set "line=!line:[=&#91;!"
      set "line=!line:|=&#124;!"
   )
   set new=0
   :while2  There is another line in this new section
   %while% "!line:~0,5!" neq "*****" %do%2

      set /A new+=1
      set "newLine[%new%]=!line!"
      :while2.5  PATCH FOR FC GLITCH: Concatenate next line while current is 127 chars. long
      %while% defined line           %do%2.5
        %and% "!line:~126,1!" neq "" %do%2.5
         set "line="
         set /P line=
         rem                          or until this set of differences ends
         if "!line:~0,5!" equ "*****" %break%2
         if defined line (
            set "line=!line:[=&#91;!"
            set "line=!line:|=&#124;!"
            set "newLine[%new%]=!newLine[%new%]!!line%cutNumber%!"
         )
      %endwhile%2.5
      :endwhile2.5
      set "newLine[%new%]=!newLine[%new%]! "
      set "line="
      set /P line=
      if defined line (
         set "line=!line:[=&#91;!"
         set "line=!line:|=&#124;!"
      )
   %endwhile%2
   :endwhile2

   rem Identify the type of this set

   rem PATCH FOR FC GLITCH: If both versions are size 2, it is a modified section
   set /A "oldEqu2_And_NewNeq2=^!(old-2)*(new-2), newEqu2_And_OldNeq2=^!(new-2)*(old-2)"
   if %old% equ 0 (      
      echo [b]NEW SECTION ADDED AT END OF FILE[/b]
      echo [table border="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="Black" width="100%%"]
      for /L %%i in (1,1,!new!) do echo [color="Lime" face="Courier New, Monaco, monospace"]!newLine[%%i]![/color]
      echo [/table]
   ) else if %new% equ 0 (
      echo [b]OLD SECTION DELETED FROM END OF FILE[/b]
      echo [table border="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="Black" width="100%%"]
      for /L %%i in (1,1,!old!) do echo [color="Red" face="Courier New, Monaco, monospace"]!oldLine[%%i]![/color]
      echo [/table]
   ) else if %oldEqu2_And_NewNeq2% neq 0 (
      call :getBothLines[1]
      if "!oldLine!" equ "!newLine!" (
         echo [b]NEW SECTION ADDED[/b]
         echo [table border="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="Black" width="100%%"]
         echo [color="White" face="Courier New, Monaco, monospace"]!oldLine[1]![/color]
         set /A new-=1
         for /L %%i in (2,1,!new!) do echo [color="Lime" face="Courier New, Monaco, monospace"]!newLine[%%i]![/color]
         echo [color="White" face="Courier New, Monaco, monospace"]!oldLine[2]![/color]
         echo [/table]
      ) else (
         echo [b]NEW SECTION ADDED AT BEGINNING OF FILE[/b]
         echo [table border="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="Black" width="100%%"]
         set /A new-=2
         for /L %%i in (1,1,!new!) do echo [color="Lime" face="Courier New, Monaco, monospace"]!newLine[%%i]![/color]
         echo [/table]
      )
   ) else if %newEqu2_And_OldNeq2% neq 0 (
      call :getBothLines[1]
      if "!oldLine!" equ "!newLine!" (
         echo [b]OLD SECTION DELETED[/b]
         echo [table border="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="Black" width="100%%"]
         echo [color="White" face="Courier New, Monaco, monospace"]!newLine[1]![/color]
         set /A old-=1
         for /L %%i in (2,1,!old!) do echo [color="Red" face="Courier New, Monaco, monospace"]!oldLine[%%i]![/color]
         echo [color="White" face="Courier New, Monaco, monospace"]!newLine[2]![/color]
         echo [/table]
      ) else (
         echo [b]OLD SECTION DELETED FROM BEGINNING OF FILE[/b]
         echo [table border="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="Black" width="100%%"]
         set /A old-=2
         for /L %%i in (1,1,!old!) do echo [color="Red" face="Courier New, Monaco, monospace"]!oldLine[%%i]![/color]
         echo [/table]
      )
   ) else (
      if %new% gtr %old% (set height=%new%) else set height=%old%
      if !height! leq 4 (set /A height+=2) else set /A height=height*12/10+1
      if !height! gtr 32 set height=32
      echo [b]SECTION MODIFIED[/b]
      echo [code color:White; background:Black; font-size:1em; font-weight:normal; height:!height!em; width:48%%; float:left;]
      for /L %%i in (1,1,%old%) do echo(!oldLine[%%i]!
      echo [%slash%code]
      echo [code color:White; background:Black; font-size:1em; font-weight:normal; height:!height!em; width:48%%; float:right;]
      for /L %%i in (1,1,%new%) do echo(!newLine[%%i]!
      echo [%slash%code]
      echo [br clear="all"]
   )

   rem Pass to next set of differences
   set /P line=
   set "line="
   set /P line=
%endwhile%
:endwhile

echo [url=#][style="float:right; font-size:small;"]Top[/style][/url][br]

exit /B


:getBothLines[1]
set "oldLine=!oldLine[1]%cutNumber%!"
set "newLine=!newLine[1]%cutNumber%!"
exit /B

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@echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion

rem HelpToTextToHtml.bat: Create a web page with Windows-DOS commands help
rem Antonio Perez Ayala

set leftSqrBrk=[

rem Load the list of commands from Help command
for /F "skip=2 tokens=1* delims=:" %%a in ('help ^| findstr /N "^"') do (
   set "line=%%b"
   if not defined line goto endHelp
   if "!line:~0,3!" neq "   " (
      for /F "tokens=1*" %%c in ("!line!") do (
         set "help[%%c]=%%d"
         set "com=%%c"
      )
   ) else (
      for %%c in (!com!) do for /F "tokens=*" %%d in ("!line!") do set "help[%%c]=!help[%%c]! %%d"
   )
)
:endHelp

rem Delete synonyms and problematic commands from the list
for %%a in (ERASE RENAME  CHDIR MKDIR RMDIR  SC DISKPART GRAFTABL) do set "help[%%a]="

rem Process the help definition file
set /P "fileName=" < HelpToTextToHtml.txt
setlocal DisableDelayedExpansion
( rem Start of redirected block to Stdout and Stderr
echo = =
echo [hr]>&2
set "codeSeg="
set "footer="
for /F "tokens=1* delims=:" %%a in ('findstr /N "^" HelpToTextToHtml.txt') do if %%a neq 1 (
   set "line=%%b"
   setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion

   if defined codeSeg (
      echo(!line!>&2
      if "!line:~0,7!" equ "%leftSqrBrk%/code]" (endlocal & set "codeSeg=") else endlocal
   ) else if /I "!line:~0,6!" equ "%leftSqrBrk%code]" (
      echo !line!>&2
      for %%c in (!line:~6!) do endlocal & set codeSeg=Y & set "select[%%c]=%%c"
   ) else if "!line:~0,1!" equ "=" (
      rem Subdivision: just copy it
      echo !line! > CON
      echo !line!
      if "!line:~2,1!" neq "=" for /F "delims=|" %%c in ("!line:~2!") do set "footer=!footer! %%c"
      for /F "delims=" %%c in ("footer=!footer!") do endlocal & set %%c
   ) else (
      rem Process commands in not-subdivision line
      set "com="
      echo [list]
      for %%c in ("!line: =" "!") do (
         if defined help[%%~c] (
            help %%~c > help.txt
            if /I "%%~c" equ "PAUSE" echo/>> help.txt
         ) else (
            %%~c /? > help.txt 2>NUL
         )
         for /F %%d in ('find /V /C "" ^< help.txt') do set /A height=%%d-1
         if !height! gtr 0 (
            echo Command: %%c > CON
            echo [*][url=#%%~c]%%~c[/url] - !help[%%~c]!
            set /A height=height*12/10+1
            if !height! gtr 30 (set "height= height:30.5em;") else set "height="
            echo %leftSqrBrk%code!height!]%%~c>&2
            type help.txt>&2
            echo %leftSqrBrk%/code]>&2
            set "com=!com! %%~c"
         )
      )
      echo [/list]
      echo [br][hr]>&2
      for %%c in (once !com!) do if %%c equ once (endlocal) else set "help[%%c]=" & set "select[%%c]=%%c"
   )
)

rem Process the rest of commands displayed by help command
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
echo [list]
for /F "tokens=2 delims=[]" %%c in ('set help[') do (
   help %%c > help.txt
   for /F %%d in ('find /V /C "" ^< help.txt') do set /A height=%%d-1
   echo Command: "%%c" > CON
   echo [*][url=#%%c]%%c[/url] - !help[%%c]!
   set /A height=height*12/10+1
   if !height! gtr 30 (set "height= height:30.5em;") else set "height="
   echo %leftSqrBrk%code!height!]%%c>&2
   type help.txt>&2
   echo %leftSqrBrk%/code]>&2
   set "select[%%c]=%%c"
)
echo [/list]
echo =
echo [br][hr]>&2

rem Create the footer
echo [list=C:3]>&2
(for %%a in (!footer!) do echo [*][url=#%%a]plain:[color="#666666" size="-1"]%%a[/color][/url]) >&2
echo [/list]>&2

) > TOCData.txt  2> bodyData.txt
del help.txt

rem Create the alphabetical index and assemble the final file
< NUL (
   set /P "=[style="float:right"]Index: [select][url]Pick command[/url]"
   set "group="
   for /F "tokens=2 delims=[]" %%a in ('set select[') do (
      if "!select[%%a]:~0,1!" neq "!group!" (
         set "group=!select[%%a]:~0,1!"
         set /P "=[url]group:!group![/url]"
      )
      set /P "=[url=#%%a]%%a[/url]"
   )
   echo [/select][/style]
   type TOCData.txt
   type bodyData.txt
) > "%filename%.txt"
del TOCData.txt
del bodyData.txt

rem Convert the file to Html
echo/
echo ------------------------------------------
echo/
TextToHtml.bat "%filename%.txt" "maxUrlTagsInSelect=120"
echo ERROR: TextToHtml.bat conversion program not found

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Windows-DOS Commands Help
==Screen|:- Commands for Screen control==
TITLE COLOR CLS CHCP MODE GRAFTABLE
==File|:- Commands to manage Files==
===Text files|:- Process the contents of Text files===
TYPE MORE PRINT FIND FINDSTR SORT FC COMP EDIT EDLIN DEBUG
===All files|:- Process files as Entire units===
DIR TREE REN COPY XCOPY ROBOCOPY MOVE REPLACE MKLINK DEL ATTRIB CACLS ICACLS MAKECAB EXPAND PACKAGER FSUTIL
==Directory|:- Commands to create, change and remove Directories==
MD CD PUSHD POPD RD SUBST APPEND MKLINK MOUNTVOL
==Disk|:- Commands for Disk maintenance==
FORMAT LABEL VOL CHKDSK CHKNTFS CONVERT COMPACT CIPHER RECOVER DISKCOPY DISKCOMP
==Process|:- Commands to execute, list and cancel Programs==
START RUNAS AT SCHTASKS TASKLIST TASKKILL TSKILL TSSHUTDN SHUTDOWN PATH ASSOC FTYPE SETVER
==Comms|:- Commands to manage Communications==
MSG TELNET TFTP PING PATHPING NET OPENFILES DRIVERQUERY GPRESULT
==Batch|:- Values, modifiers and commands for Batch files==
===Char:Characters|:- Special Characters used in commands and Batch files===
[code]Characters
 ,;=  Separators for command parameters and FOR sets, besides spaces and tabs.
  *?  Wild-card characters that matches several file and directory names.
   @  Placed before a command does not echo it even if ECHO is ON: @ECHO OFF

   >  Send command output to a new disk file: COMMAND > OUTPUT.TXT
      The DOS waste bin is called NUL: COPY *.* DEST > NUL
  >>  Append command output if the file exists: COMMAND >> APPEND.TXT
  2>  Send error messages to a disk file: COMMAND 2> ERRORS.TXT
2>&1  Send error messages to the same file of >: COMMAND > ALL.TXT 2>&1
   <  Get command input from a disk file: COMMAND < INPUT.TXT

   &  COM1 & COM2 is the same as execute COM1 and then execute COM2
   |  COM1 | COM2 is equivalent to: COM1 > F.TMP & COM2 < F.TMP & DEL F.TMP
      but both commands run in parallel (in different cmd.exe contexts).
  &&  COM1 && COM2 is the same as: COM1 & IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 COM2
  ||  COM1 || COM2 is the same as: COM1 & IF ERRORLEVEL 1 COM2
  ()  Group together several commands: ( COM1 & COM2 & COM3 ) > THREEOUTS.TXT
      TESTCOM && ( COM1THEN & COM2THEN ) || ( COM1ELSE & COM2ELSE & COM3ELSE )

   %  Expand the value of Batch parameters (%1 ...), FOR parameters (%%A ...)
      and Batch variables (%VAR%); %* always expands to all Batch parameters.
      A FOR command typed in the command-line must use a single percent char.
   !  Additional way (Delayed Expansion) to take the value of a variable: !VAR!

   ^  Insert, not process, the next special character: ECHO ^%VAR^% is %VAR%
      An exclamation mark can not be inserted in a Batch file this way
      if Delayed !VARIABLE! Expansion is Enabled.
   "  Enclose a string that will not be processed as special characters:
      SET "HEADER=<ONE|TWO|THREE>"
      Exclamation marks are always processed if Delayed Expansion is Enabled.
[/code]
===Vars:Variables|:- Normal and delayed expansions, and dynamic Variables===
[code]Variables
%var%            Expand the value of Var variable: ECHO Var value is: %Var%

%var:old=new%    Substitute all occurrences of Old (case insensitive) by New 
                 in Var expansion. If Old start with asterisk, substitute from
                 beginning of Var value until first occurrence of Old.

%var:~pos,size%  Substring of Var from 0-based Position by Size characters; if
                 Pos or Size are negative, indicate a backwards position from
                 end. If Size is omitted, the substring ends at last character.

A variable may be enclosed in exclamation-marks instead of percent-signs to
expand its value in Delayed Variable Expansion that happens after the normal 
(percent-signs) expansion, so both types may be combined. This feature allows
some advanced manipulations, like multi-dimensional arrays. For example:

    SET /P OLD=Enter old part:
    SET /P NEW=Enter new part:
    SET CHANGED=!ORIGINAL:%OLD%=%NEW%!

    SET /P POS=Enter position: 
    SET /P SIZE=Enter size: 
    SET SUBSTRING=!VAR:~%POS%,%SIZE%!

    SET VECTOR[1]=Element One
    SET VECTOR[2]=Element Two, etc...
    SET I=set subscript value in some way
    ECHO The value of element %I% is: !VECTOR[%I%]!

If there are several commands in one line or enclosed in parentheses, %normal% 
expansions are performed just once before the line or block is executed, but
!delayed! expansions are performed each time that the commands are executed:

    SET VAR=Old value
    SET VAR=New value & ECHO Previous value: %VAR%, modified in this line: !VAR!

In order to use Delayed Expansion, insert this command at beginning of Batch file:

    SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION

Dynamic variables (don't define any variable with same name):

%CD%             Expands to the current directory string.
%DATE%           Expands to current date using same format as DATE command.
%TIME%           Expands to current time using same format as TIME command.
%RANDOM%         Expands to a random decimal number between 0 and 32767.
%ERRORLEVEL%     Expands to the current ERRORLEVEL value.
[/code]
===Mods:Modifiers|:- Expansion Modifiers for replaceable parameters===
[code]Modifiers
The following modifiers works in FOR command parameters (letters) and
Batch file parameters (digits); the modifiers may not be used with %*
Letter (%A..%Z) and digit (%0..%9) Parameters are represented below by: %P

%P       Expands P
%~P      Expands P removing any surrounding quotes (").
%~fP     Expands P to a Fully qualified path name.
%~dP     Expands P to a Drive letter only (including the colon).
%~pP     Expands P to a Path only (that ends in backslash).
%~nP     Expands P to a file Name only.
%~xP     Expands P to a file eXtension only (including the dot).
%~sP     Expands P using Short 8.3 names.
%~aP     Expands P to file Attributes.
%~tP     Expands P to date/Time of file.
%~zP     Expands P to siZe of file.

%~$var:P Special case: Searches current P file name in the directories listed
         in Var Batch variable and expands the parameter to the fully qualified
         path name of the first one found, or an empty string if not found.
         The directories must be separated by semicolons, like in PATH variable.

Several modifiers may be combined in the same parameter: %~ntzP

For example, the following command take the path of the running Batch file:
    SET MYPATH=%~p0
[/code]
===Error:Errorlevel|:- Description of the Errorlevel value===
[code]Errorlevel
When most commands and programs ends they return an exit code, called
ERRORLEVEL, that is a 32-bits signed integer value. The MS-DOS standard
specify that a program return an ERRORLEVEL of zero if successfully ends,
but the value is greater than zero if the program ends because an error.

The following DOS commands, among others, return useful ERRORLEVEL values:
TYPE return 0 if the file was typed, return 1 if File not found.
COPY return 0 if file(s) was copied, return 1 if File not found.
FIND return 0 if the string was found, return 1 otherwise (also FINDSTR).
FC   return 0 if both files matched, return 1 otherwise.
CD   return 0 if directory was changed, return 1 if Dir not exists.
VOL  return 0 if volume was displayed, return 1 if invalid Drive.
TIME return 0 if given time is correct, return 1 if invalid Time (also DATE).
SET /P return 1 if line read is empty, otherwise NOT change ERRORLEVEL.
SET /A return not zero if expression is wrong, otherwise NOT change ERRORLEVEL.
VERIFY return 0 if parameter is ON or OFF, return 1 otherwise.
VER  always return 0.

The following internal DOS commands, among others, does not modify the
current ERRORLEVEL value: CLS, REM, ECHO, PAUSE, SHIFT, GOTO, SET var=value
All .COM and .EXE executable files modify the ERRORLEVEL when they ends.

To check the ERRORLEVEL use "IF ERRORLEVEL Number Command" that execute the
Command if the ERRORLEVEL value is greater than or equal to the given Number;
to test for several values, place the IF's in descending ERRORLEVEL order:
FOR /L %%I IN (6,-1,1) DO IF ERRORLEVEL %%I GOTO ERROR%%I

A Batch file may directly get the ERRORLEVEL value via the %ERRORLEVEL%
dynamic variable, for example: IF %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 3 GOTO ERROR3

A Batch file may return an useful ERRORLEVEL value via "EXIT /B exitCode" command.
This is the one-line SETERRORLEVEL.BAT file that allows to set the ERRORLEVEL
to any value given in its parameter: @EXIT /B %1
For example: CALL SETERRORLEVEL 123
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===Commands|:- Commands used in Batch files===
REM ECHO PAUSE CHOICE SHIFT GOTO IF FOR SET SETLOCAL ENDLOCAL CALL CMD EXIT
==Various|:- Commands that not fit in previous subdivisions==

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