Tips & Tricks for Windows Batch files

WindowsBatchTipsTricks.cmd

REM This file is not meant to be run in it's entirety

REM --- Check if script is run as administrator
net session >nul 2>&1
if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
    echo This script must be run with administrator privileges
    pause
    exit /B
)

REM --- Output multiple commands (stdout and stderr) to log file
(
    echo Hello
    date /T
    net stop service1
    xcopy src dst /V /F /H /Y
) >>Log.txt 2>&1

REM --- Manipulating services
REM Does not wait:
sc stop service2
REM Does wait:
net stop service3

REM --- Get a user input string
set /P VAR1="Prompt for variable 1: "
echo %VAR1%

REM --- Wait 5 seconds
timeout /T 5 /NOBREAK