Windows batch files: .bat vs .cmd?
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As I understand it, .bat
is the old 16-bit naming convention, and .cmd
is for 32-bit Windows, i.e., starting with NT. But I continue to see .bat files everywhere, and they seem to work exactly the same using either suffix. Assuming that my code will never need to run on anyhting older than NT, does it really matter which way I name my batch files, or is there some gotcha awaiting me by using the wrong suffix?
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