I am trying to understand the FOR loop in batch files. This code:
FOR /F %%V IN ('bcdedit') DO @echo %%V
pause
exit
Gives this output:
C:\Users\me\Desktop>FOR /F %V IN ('bcdedit') DO @echo %V
The
Access
C:\Users\me\Desktop>pause
Press any key to continue . . .
bcdedit is a program to configure the boot manager. running bcdedit at the console gives:
Windows Boot Manager
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identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
integrityservices Enable
default {current}
resumeobject {5af9a946-5290-11e3-bd93-d2aed7e9b7a5}
displayorder {current}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Windows 8.1
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {5af9a948-5290-11e3-bd93-d2aed7e9b7a5}
integrityservices Enable
recoveryenabled Yes
allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {5af9a946-5290-11e3-bd93-d2aed7e9b7a5}
nx OptIn
bootmenupolicy Standard
useplatformclock Yes
Where do the words "The" and "Access" come from?
You ran bcdedit without Admin privileges, which produces the following output:
The boot configuration data store could not be opened.
Access is denied.
Your output comes from the first word on each line. Make sure you are running in an elevated command prompt.