The only BAT (Batch) file on a startup disk is AUTOEXEC.BAT (Auto-Execute). And that's not even mandatory. The AUTOEXEC.BAT runs DOS commands after the command interpreter is loaded.
Dos files are the files with the extension .bat which are used for programming in DOS. This is also called as batch file programming.
The disk formatted with the s switch applied, would have three extra files on it... Config .sys - Config .bat and Autoexec .bat... These files tell a computer the disk is capable of booting the computer - not just for storing data.
.bat indicates a batch file, which is a script. You can see what it contains by opening it with a text editor, such as notepad.
A file with the extension ".exe" is most likely to contain malicious code. This extension indicates an executable file, which can run programs on your computer. Malicious actors often use executable files to deliver harmful software such as viruses, trojans, or ransomware. It is important to exercise caution when opening files with the ".exe" extension, especially if they are from unknown or untrusted sources.
.xls or .xlsx for Excel spreadsheets. .dbf for dBase databases. .bat for Batch files. .bmp for Bitmap files. There are a huge amount of others.
the extension of a batch file is ".bat"
The shell will only execute files that end in a file extension of .exe, .bat, or .com
If you are making the files yourself then I would make sure that you are saving it with a .bat extension. Otherwise be sure that your computer will automatically detect the format of extensions and use the appropriate program to open them!
You can run this in a .bat file del "C:\Text Files\*.txt"
Make a batch file. Open up notepad, type in the commands just like you would if you had a C:\prompt and choose "save as." When you save it, remove the .txt extension & use .bat instead. Batch files can be executed just like an .exe, any commands in the batch file are put to a command prompt & executed. So just put the batch file (or a shortcut to it) in programs/startup in your start menu & youre done!
A batch file, often used by computer processes to perform a series of stored operations as a group, have the file extension .bat.
.bat files can be placed anywhere.