How to supply console input ( yes / no ) as part of batch file on Windows.

Question

I am writing a simple batch file (remove.bat) to remove a directory and all its subdirectories. The file contains the following command-

rmdir /S modules
         


        

Answer 1

If you are not dealing with a windows with a english/us locale you might need to retrieve the answers needed for your machine:

@echo off

setlocal

set "ans_yes="
set "ans_no="
set "ans_all="

copy /y nul # >nul

for /f "tokens=2-7 delims=[(/)]" %%a in ( '
    copy /-y nul # ^