[windows] Get current batchfile directory

Firstly, I saw this topic but I couldn't understand that.

Question :

There is a batch file in D:\path\to\file.bat with following content :

echo %cd%
pause

Output is :

C:\

It must be D:\path\to

What am I doing wrong?

Within your .bat file:

set mypath=%cd%

You can now use the variable %mypath% to reference the file path to the .bat file. To verify the path is correct:

@echo %mypath%

For example, a file called DIR.bat with the following contents

set mypath=%cd%
@echo %mypath%
Pause

run from the directory g:\test\bat will echo that path in the DOS command window.

Very simple:

setlocal
cd /d %~dp0
File.exe

Here's what I use at the top of all my batch files. I just copy/paste from my template folder.

@echo off
:: --HAS ENDING BACKSLASH
set batdir=%~dp0
:: --MISSING ENDING BACKSLASH
:: set batdir=%CD%
pushd "%batdir%"

Setting current batch file's path to %batdir% allows you to call it in subsequent stmts in current batch file, regardless of where this batch file changes to. Using PUSHD allows you to use POPD to quickly set this batch file's path to original %batdir%. Remember, if using %batdir%ExtraDir or %batdir%\ExtraDir (depending on which version used above, ending backslash or not) you will need to enclose the entire string in double quotes if path has spaces (i.e. "%batdir%ExtraDir"). You can always use PUSHD %~dp0. [https: // ss64.com/ nt/ syntax-args .html] has more on (%~) parameters.

Note that using (::) at beginning of a line makes it a comment line. More importantly, using :: allows you to include redirectors, pipes, special chars (i.e. < > | etc) in that comment.

:: ORIG STMT WAS: dir *.* | find /v "1917" > outfile.txt

Of course, Powershell does this and lots more.