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How to Check the Directory Location of the Batch Command

Code ¹

C:\Users\rmsms\OneDrive\lab\DynamicalSystems\loading.bat

Suppose a file like the above was executed. The contents of this batch command are as follows.

@echo off
echo %cd%
echo %~dp0
echo %~f0
pause

Output

C:\Users\rmsms\OneDrive\lab\DynamicalSystems
C:\Users\rmsms\OneDrive\lab\DynamicalSystems\
C:\Users\rmsms\OneDrive\lab\DynamicalSystems\loading.bat

• %cd%: denotes the directory where the file was actually executed.
• %~dp0: the directory of the executed file, shown with a trailing backslash.
• %~f0: represents the full path of the file.

For reference, combinations that include ~ follow the same rules as batch command input parameters.