Question

For example, cd (echo ..) works in powershell, but how do I get it working in batch (it evaluates the echo first, and so the command is effectively cd ..)? mycommand.exe (ls -fi *.hs -exclude \"#*\" -name -r) is what I’m actually trying to convert (it sends a, completed, filtered file listing to mycommand).

Answer 1

setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set LIST=
for /r %%F in (*.hs) do (
   set "FN=%%F"
   if not "!FN:~0,1!"=="#" set LIST=!LIST! "%%F"
)
mycommand.exe !LIST!

would be a rough translation.