Menu
I have written a c program that retrieves arguments from the command line under Windows. One of the arguments is a regular expression. So I need to retrieve special characters such as "( , .", etc., but cmd.exe treats "(" as a special character.
How could I input these special character?
thanks.
832
Use a single percent sign ( % ) to carry out the for command at the command prompt. Use double percent signs ( %% ) to carry out the for command within a batch file. Variables are case sensitive, and they must be represented with an alphabetical value such as %a, %b, or %c. ( <set> ) Required.
To type special characters in Windows, hold the Alt key, type the number code associated with the special character you want using the numpad that's located on the right side of your keyboard. The row of numbers above your letter keys won't work.
If you don't like the default CMD window position or the screen buffer size, you can change it from the Layout tab. In the CMD Properties window, open the Layout tab. In the Screen Buffer Size section, change the value to specify how much content you can view. Leave it as default if you are unsure of what it does.
You can generally prefix any character with ^ to turn off its special nature. For example:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Pax>echo No ^<redirection^> here and can also do ^
More? multi-line, ^(parentheses^) and ^^ itself
No <redirection> here and can also do multi-line, (parentheses) and ^ itself
C:\Documents and Settings\Pax>
That's a caret followed by an ENTER after the word do.
68
If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
Donate Us With
