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| 💾 | ❔ | Name | Version | Description | OS (1) | Last modified | Remarks |
| 💾 | ❔ | Random.bat | 1.00 | Generate random numbers | DOS | 2000-07-07 | Works only with comma as decimal delimiter; fixed in 2.00. In OS/2 Rexx or KiXtart only one single line is needed to generate random numbers, Perl needs 2 lines. |
| 💾 | ❔ | Random.bat | 2.00 | Generate random numbers | DOS | 2000-07-07 | In OS/2 Rexx or KiXtart only one single line is needed to generate random numbers, Perl needs 2 lines. |
| 💾 | ❔ | Random.bat | 1.00 | Generate random numbers | NT | 2003-08-08 | Depends on US language settings. In OS/2 Rexx or KiXtart only one single line is needed to generate random numbers, Perl needs 2 lines. |
| 💾 | ❔ | Random.bat | 2.00 | Generate random numbers | NT | 2003-08-08 | Language independent. In OS/2 Rexx or KiXtart only one single line is needed to generate random numbers, Perl needs 2 lines. |
| 💾 | ❔ | RC.bat | 2.11 | Display the errorlevel returned by the specified command and the time it took | NT | 2012-07-02 | |
| 💾 | ❔ | ReadINI.bat | 1.30 | Read a value from an INI file | NT | 2007-07-31 | May fail on "special" characters like & | < > and parentheses. In version 1.20 the speed of processing has been improved by Jeroen Verschuuren. Version 1.30 contains several improvements by Van Woods, US Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District. READINI is also available as KiXtart, Perl, Rexx and and VBScript scripts. |
| 💾 | ❔ | ReadLine.bat | 1.00 | Read the specified line(s) from standard input and store it in an environment variable | W2K | 2011-01-19 | Skips empty lines. |
| 💾 | ❔ | ReadReg.bat | 2.10 | Read a value from the registry | NT | 2004-10-25 | Requires EGREP or FINDSTR. May fail on "special" characters like & | < > and parentheses. Uses FINDSTR if available, or EGREP otherwise. Also available as KiXtart, Perl, Rexx and VBScript scripts. |
| 💾 | ❔ | ReadXML.bat | 1.10 | Read a value from an XML file | NT | 2011-02-06 | Requires XML Starlet. |
| 💾 | ❔ | Recycled.bat | 1.00 | Create or delete a shortcut to the "Recycle Bin" in your Start Menu | NT | 2001-09-22 | The shortcut does not give you the same functionality as the original Recycle Bin, but it can be used to quickly check the properties of deleted files. Tested in NT 4 only. |
| 💾 | ❔ | RegDLL.bat | 1.01 | Add Explorer menu entries to register/unregister DLLs | W2K | 2004-01-05 | Based on an article on The Code Project website. |
| 💾 | ❔ | RemMacro | 1.00 | Use McAfee VirusScan to remove all macro's from MS-Office documents | 95 NT | 2002-03-15 | |
| 💾 | ❔ | RemoteSID.bat | 2.11 | Shows who is logged on to a remote computer, displaying both user ID and Security ID (SID). | NT | 2001-11-15 | Requires GETSID and PSLOGGEDON. |
| 📦 | ❔ | Removables.bat | 5.0c | Display mounted removable devices | W2K | 2008-07-27 | Written by Carlito S. Does not require administrator privileges. |
| 💾 | ❔ | RenewUSB | 1.01 | Remove all USB devices and then rescan for new ones | W2K | 2017-01-16 | Requires DEVCON. Use ResetDevices.bat instead on Windows 7 and later. |
| 💾 | ❔ | RepeatEvery | 1.02 | Repeat a command forever, with a specified interval, until a key is pressed | W7 | 2016-07-05 | |
| 💾 | ❔ | ResetDevices | 1.01 | Remove disconnected devices | W7 | 2017-01-16 | Requires DEVCON. You will be prompted for download if DEVCON isn't found. |
| 💾 | ❔ | Restart_Ethernet.cmd | 1.01 | Restart Ethernet network adapter | W7 | 2020-09-02 | Requires elevated privileges. |
| 💾 | ❔ | RestartMouse.bat | 1.00 | Restart a mouse that suddenly hangs, when plugging in a new mouse doesn't help | W7 | 2022-12-04 | Requires DEVCON. |
| 💾 | ❔ | RestHome | Use NT's FOR /D parameter to restore a server's home directory shares and access rights | NT | 2000-10-17 | Also available as Rexx scripts for OS/2 LAN Server; or use ForD as a FOR /D replacement in OS/2 batch files. | |
| 💾 | ❔ | ResumePrinting.bat | 1.00 | Resume printing on the specified printer | XP | 2010-07-11 | Requires WMIC. Use PausePrinting.bat to pause printing. Also available in VBScript. |
| 💾 | ❔ | Reverse.bat | 2.00 | Return a string in reverse order | NT | 2001-08-05 | See Tom Lavedas' User-to-User article for a DOS version using CHOICE. Rexx has a built-in REVERSE() function. |
| 💾 | ❔ | RipCD.bat | 1.01 | Save audio CD tracks as MP3s | W7 | 2016-10-06 | Requires VLC Media Player. Based on a batch file by elrobis, to which I added automatic detection of VLC path and CDROM drive letter. |
| 💾 | ❔ | RmHidDev.bat | 1.00 | Remove all hidden (inactive) Plug&Play devices | W2K | 2006-11-10 | Requires DEVCON. Written to remove "ghost devices" from Ghost images. You will be prompted for download if DEVCON isn't found. Warning: May cripple your OS, use entirely at your own risk, and only after making a full backup. |
| 💾 | ❔ | RmUserID.bat | Delete a user account and the associated data and share | W2K | 2004-10-23 | Requires Windows Server 2003's DS Tools, RMTSHARE, TAKEOWN, TSCMD and OWN.BAT. | |
| 💾 | ❔ | RoboMove.bat | Moves files in target folder to match source folder as closely as possible, to make following ROBOCOPY process more efficient | W2K | 2014-10-09 | Best used together with ROBOCOPY. Warning: beta version, not tested rigorously yet. |
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| 💾 | ❔ | RunBackupWithoutSleep.bat | 1.20 | Run a backup, defrag or any other long task without the computer going to sleep | W7 | 2012-10-15 | |
| 💾 | ❔ | RxAssoc.bat | 2.00 | Associates the REX extension with Regina Rexx executable. After executing this batch file once, you can call any *.REX directly, without the need to precede it with REXX.EXE. | NT | 2000-02-11 | With SET PATHEXT=.REX;%PATHEXT% (better yet: set it as a global variable in Control Panel, System) you won't need to type the .REX extension to run .REX scripts.Adapt the (hard coded) path for REXX.EXE to your own situation. Better still, use REGINA.EXE instead of REXX.EXE. |
| 💾 | ❔ | RXDir.bat | Use Regular eXpressions in the DIR command | NT | 2004-10-16 | Requires EGREP. | |
| Notes: | (1) | Operating System version these batch files were written for | |
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| All | No version specific commands are used, though it is (obviously) not tested with every DOS version available | ||
| 95 | Windows 95 (and probably Windows 98 as well) | ||
| 98 | Windows 98 | ||
| DOS3 | MS-DOS 3 and 4 | ||
| DOS6+ | MS-DOS 6 and later | ||
| NT | Windows NT 4 and later | ||
| NT4 | Windows NT 4 (Windows NT 4 Terminal Server Edition too) | ||
| W2K | Windows 2000 and later | ||
| XP | Windows XP | ||
| W2K3 | Windows Server 2003 | ||
| W2K8 | Windows Server 2008 | ||
| W10 | Windows 10 | ||
| WV | Windows Vista | ||
| W2K8R2 | Windows Server 2008 Release 2 | ||
| W7 | Windows 7 | ||
| OS2 | OS/2 Warp | ||
| TS | Windows NT 4 Terminal Server Edition, or Windows Server 200* with Terminal Services | ||
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