Would you like to learn how to read a text file using the command line? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to use Batch scripts to read a line from a text file on a computer running Windows.

• Windows 2012 R2
• Windows 2016
• Windows 2019
• Windows 2022
• Windows 10
• Windows 11

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Batch Script – Read lines from a text file

Start a command-line prompt.

Windows - Command-line prompt

Create a text file.

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In our example, we created a text file named MYFILE in the root of drive C.

Read lines from a text file using a Batch script.

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Here is the command output.

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Congratulations! You are able to read from a text file using a Batch script.