{1}rem comment=1 rem 'echo' is word=2, 'a' is default=0 {2}echo{0} a {1}rem label=3 {3}:START {1}rem '@' is hide=4 {4}@{2}echo{0} b {1}rem 'gcc' is external command=5 {5}gcc{0} --version {1}rem '%PATH%' is variable=6 {2}echo{0} {6}%PATH%{0} {2}echo{0} {6}%ProgramFiles(x86)%{0} {1}rem operator=7 '=' {4}@{2}set{0} Q{7}={0}A {1}::comment=1 {0} {1}:: Bug 1624: this construct produced inconsistent brackets in the past {2}if ERRORLEVEL{0} 2{2} goto{0} END {4}@{2}if exist{0} a ( {2}echo{0} exists ){2} else{0} ( {2}echo{0} not ) {2}FOR{0} /L {6}%%G{2} IN{0} (2,1,4){2} DO{0} ({2}echo{0} {6}%%G{0}) {1}:: Bug 1997: keywords not recognized when preceded by '(' {2}IF NOT DEFINED{0} var ({2}SET{0} var{7}={0}1) {1}:: Bug 2065: keywords not recognized when followed by ')' {4}@{2}if exist{0} a ({2} exit{0}) {1}:: Bug: with \r or \n, 'command' is seen as continuation {2}echo{0} word ^ 1 {5}command{0} {3}:END