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if

Performs conditional processing in batch scripts. More information: https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/if.

  • Execute the specified commands if the condition is true:

if {{condition}} ({{echo Condition is true}})

  • Execute the specified commands if the condition is false:

if not {{condition}} ({{echo Condition is true}})

  • Execute the first specified commands if the condition is true otherwise execute the second specified commands:

if {{condition}} ({{echo Condition is true}}) else ({{echo Condition is false}})

  • Check whether %errorlevel% is greater than or equal to the specified exit code:

if errorlevel {{exit_code}} ({{echo Condition is true}})

  • Check whether two strings are equal:

if {{string}} == {{string}} ({{echo Condition is true}})

  • Check whether two strings are equal without respecting letter case:

if /i {{string}} == {{string}} ({{echo Condition is true}})

  • Check whether a file exist:

if exist {{path/to/file}} ({{echo Condition is true}})