looping

[scienceguru1.bat]

how can i make a batch file loop a set amount of times?

[aGerman]

This can be done by FOR /L.

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@echo off &setlocal
for /l %%i in (1,1,10) do (
  echo iteration # %%i
)
pause

Regards
aGerman

[scienceguru1.bat]

what do the different fields do & how do i them

[ChickenSoup]

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for /?

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FOR /L %variable IN (start,step,end) DO command [command-parameters]

    The set is a sequence of numbers from start to end, by step amount.
    So (1,1,5) would generate the sequence 1 2 3 4 5 and (5,-1,1) would
    generate the sequence (5 4 3 2 1)