Microsoft DOS choice command

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About choice

Allows for batch files and scripts to wait for the user to choose a set of choices.

Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP users who have batch files that utilize the choice command should modify the batch file to use the MS-DOS set command.

Availability

The choice command is an external command and is available in

Index

Category:
MS-DOS

Companies:
Microsoft

Related Pages:
Operating Systems
Batch files

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Syntax

choice

[/C[:]choices] [/N] [/S] [/T[:]c,nn] [text]

Options:
/C[:]choices	Specifies allowable keys. Default is YN
/N	Do not display choices and ? at end of prompt string.
/S	Treat choice keys as case sensitive.
/T[:]c,nn	Default choice to c after nn seconds
text	Prompt string to display

Examples

See batch file page for additional examples and uses of the choice command.