I'm trying to display up to 9 parameters across the screen, and then display one fewer on each following line, until there are none left.
I tried this:
@echo off
echo %*
shift
echo %*
shift
echo %*
Actual Result:
a b c d e f
a b c d e f
Expected Result:
A B C D E F
B C D E F
C D E F
D E F
E F
F
Shift doesn't change the actual order, just the index/pointer into the arguments.
Try this:
@echo off
echo %1
shift
echo %1
shift
echo %1
echo %*
And you get this:
a
b
c
a b c d