The Batch Scripting Course

A self-paced course on Windows batch scripting (.bat / .cmd), beginner to advanced. Made by Claude.

Read it online: https://hunterghall.github.io/batch-course/

Structure

• Beginner (10 lessons) — first script, echo, set, arguments, if, for, file operations, redirection, subroutines, capstone (file organizer).
• Intermediate (10 lessons) — delayed expansion, string manipulation, for /F, error handling, setlocal scope, pseudo-arrays, date/time/math, menus, scheduling, capstone (backup utility).
• Advanced (10 lessons) — recursion, argument parsing, the registry, WMIC/PowerShell interop, findstr, performance & pitfalls, hybrid scripts, packaging, debugging, capstone (deployment automation).

Each lesson: What & why → Examples → Common mistakes → Exercises → Recap.

Building locally

pip install mkdocs-material
mkdocs serve

Then open http://127.0.0.1:8000. mkdocs build --strict produces the static site/.

Pushing to main deploys to GitHub Pages via .github/workflows/deploy.yml.

License

Use freely for learning and teaching.