Batch: Read input from user

‘set /p variable=[prompt string]’ used to read input from user. It prompts the user with given prompt string and assign the user entered value to the variable.

Hello.bat

@echo off

set /p firstName=Enter first name 
set /p lastName=Enter last name 

echo Hello Mr %firstName% %lastName%

C:\Users\Public>Hello

Enter first name Krishna

Enter last name Gurram

Hello Mr Krishna Gurram

You can rewrite the above application using string concatenation like below.

Hello.bat

@echo off

set /p firstName=Enter first name 
set /p lastName=Enter last name 

set name=%firstName% %lastName%

echo Hello Mr %name%

Output

C:\Users\Public>Hello

Enter first name Krishna

Enter last name Gurram

Hello Mr Krishna Gurram

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