In Windows cmd, how do I prompt for user input and use the result in another command?
I have a Windows .bat file which I would like to accept user input and then use the results of that input as part of the call to additional commands. For example, I'd like to accept a process ID from the user, and then run jstack against that ID, putting the results of the jstack call into a file. However, when I try this, it doesn't work. Here's my sample bat file contents: @echo off set /p id=Enter ID: echo %id% jstack > jstack.txt and here's what shows up in jstack.txt: Enter ID: Terminate batch job (Y/N)? Instantsoup Try this: @echo off set /p id="Enter ID: " You can then use %id% as a