Batch file viewer
To open a Batch file file, drop it in the box below. It opens straight away, even with no extension or the wrong one. Your browser opens it on your device: nothing is uploaded.
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Opened on this device, never uploadedDrop or paste another file at any time
What you see
| Batch file in the viewer | |
|---|---|
| Extensions | .bat, .cmd |
| Colours | highlight.js, Batch (DOS) |
| Large files | Coloured up to 1 MB; past that, plain text with line numbers (up to 64 MB) |
| Extensions | .bat, .cmd |
| Upload | None: opened on your device |
What is a Batch file file?
In short
A .bat or .cmd file is a Windows batch file: commands for cmd.exe.
The code with line numbers and colours for keywords, strings, comments and numbers, with Wrap lines and Copy. Details lists the text encoding and the number of lines.
How to open a Batch file file
- Add your Batch file. Drop the file in the box, choose it or paste it.
- Look at it. The code with line numbers and colours for keywords, strings, comments and numbers, with Wrap lines and Copy. Details lists the text encoding and the number of lines.
- Take it further. Download any file from inside an archive, or open another file.
Questions
Yes. It is shown as text; nothing in it runs. Double-clicking it in Windows would run it.
No. It is read in your browser and never uploaded.
No. The viewer runs in your browser and opens the file on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.