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This command returns the size of a file in bytes.

Syntax 


filesize [
filesys path

]

Parameters

filesys path

Fully qualified path to the file or directory of interest.

Example Code

The following example shows how you can use this command.

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; *******************************************
; Getting file size
; *******************************************
set file "control panel.lnk"
echo "file size of '%file%' is `filesize "%dir%\%file%"` bytes"

Remarks

This command outputs a numeric string representing the size, in bytes, of the named file.

This command is typically used within backticks to perform command substitution.

See Also