Batch file flashing command prompt in endless loop after being executed

Question

Background

I want to use ROBOCOPY to backup folders. To learn this, I created a test source folder, containing other subfolders and dummy files.

F:\RoboCopy\RoboCopy_Files

I am able to ROBOCOPY the source folder from the Command line and PowerShell (with using Windows 10).

ROBOCOPY "RoboCopy_Files" "RoboCopy_Files_Testing" /MIR

It does exactly what I want.
Now I put the command into batch file Robocopy.cmd.

Problem symptoms

However, when I put the same command into Robocopy.cmd file, in the root F:\RoboCopy folder and run it, I get only flashing cmd window with my command repeated on ever increasing number of lines.

How can I put the command into a CMD file (e.g. Robocopy.cmd) for later use/share/schedule? How to prevent command prompt from flashing in endless loop without running the command?

Note: I feel this is more about learning how to put cmd scripts into files, than how to use ROBOCOPY.

Answer 1

Cause: File and Command have the same name

I wanted to use the ROBOCOPY command inside the ROBOCOPY file. This is a mistake.
The file ends up calling itself.

Solution 1: Rename batch file

One solution is to rename the batch file to be different from the command(s) in the file.

Solution 2: Use more explicit command call

Another solution could be to use ROBOCOPY.exe or explicitly specify the full path to the exe like C:...\robocopy.exe. This would prevent the "confusion" in calling the command vs calling the batch file itself.

Solution 1 x 2

The best solution (thx Mofi again) is to combine the 1 x 2 together. Use unique batch file name AND specify the full path to command (exe) inside the batch file.

Useful related commands: To determine the full path to command (exe), see the WHERE command (e.g. Where Robocopy.exe - This should be somewhere in windows folder.), system variables (e.g. SS64), or the command SET.

The full version in my case would be to run for example BackupRobocopyFiles.cmd with line:

%SystemRoot%\System32\robocopy.exe "RoboCopy_Files" "RoboCopy_Files_Testing" /MIR /R:2  

Note: This would work only if the cmd file is in the root folder F:\RoboCopy. If I would like to run the cmd from different folder (or task sheduler), I would specify the full path to SOURCE_FOLDER and DESTINATION_FOLDER parameters of ROBOCOPY command.

Contributions

The answer was found based on comments by: "MC ND", "eryksun". "Mofi" did point out, that the original Q was not helpful. Thanks to all.