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iCrazybest
iCrazybest

Reputation: 3125

What is different between *.bat and *.sh and *.exe file?

When I start Apache Tomcat

start
    tomcat/bin/startup.bat
    tomcat/bin/startup.sh
stop
    tomcat/bin/shutdown.bat
    tomcat/bin/shutdown.sh

1. What is different between *.sh and *.bat and *.exe file?

So I know file follow that is like a program.

 - *bat, *cmd - Batch, Comand
 - *exe - C
 - *jar - Java

I can read, understand script content in the *bat file.

2. Why don't use *exe instead *sh, *bat file to run ?

3. How the structure is in *bat, *sh, *exe file ?

Upvotes: 14

Views: 40573

Answers (1)

Jason M
Jason M

Reputation: 381

A .bat file is a windows batch file it contains a sequence of windows/dos commands. These cannot be used in a Unix shell prompt.

A .sh file is a unix shell script it contains a series of unix commands. These cannot be ran in a Windows DOS or Powershell prompt.

An .exe is windows-only executable format, which may in-turn execute a .bat script or other compiled code. Also cannot be directly used in a Unix prompt.

Each can easily launch a series of commands, or a single command that requires complex environment variables or arguments. You can open a .bat file or the .sh file in a text editor like notepad and view the commands they're running.

Upvotes: 27

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