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Batch script for persistent counter. Could be used for implementing state machine or suffixing backup files, etc. Uses "count file" to store counter between script executions.
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increment-count.bat
@echo off
if [%1]==[] (echo error: Please specify countfile as command line argument. Could be count.txt or similar. && exit /B 1)
set COUNTFILE=%1
(set /P COUNT=<%COUNTFILE%)2>nul || set COUNT=0
set /A COUNT+=1
echo:%COUNT%>%COUNTFILE%
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