How to create an infinite loop in Windows batch file?

Question

This is basically what I want in a batch file. I want to be able to re-run \"Do Stuff\" whenever I press any key to go past the \"Pause\".

while(true){
            


        

Answer 1

A really infinite loop, counting from 1 to 10 with increment of 0.
You need infinite or more increments to reach the 10.

for /L %%n in (1,0,10) do (
  echo do stuff
  rem ** can't be leaved with a goto (hangs)
  rem ** can't be stopped with exit /b (hangs)
  rem ** can be stopped with exit
  rem ** can be stopped with a syntax error
  call :stop
)

:stop
call :__stop 2>nul

:__stop
() creates a syntax error, quits the batch

This could be useful if you need a really infinite loop, as it is much faster than a goto :loop version because a for-loop is cached completely once at startup.