How to read input from console in a batch file

Question

How do I read input from the console in a batch file  What I am trying to achieve is the functionality of scanf in C  How can I do the same in a batch file

User · Answer

In addition to the existing answer it is possible to set a default option as follows:

echo off
ECHO A current build of Test Harness exists.
set delBuild=n
set /p delBuild=Delete preexisting build [y/n] (default - %delBuild%)?:

This allows users to simply hit "Enter" if they want to enter the default.

User · Answer

If you re just quickly looking to keep a cmd instance open instead of exiting immediately  simply doing the following is enough  set  p asd  Hit enter to continue    at the end of your script and it ll keep the window open   Note that this ll set asd as an environment variable  and can be replaced with anything else

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The code snippet in the linked proposed duplicate reads user input   ECHO A current build of Test Harness exists  set  p delBuild Delete preexisting build  y n       The user can type as many letters as they want  and it will go into the delBuild variable

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