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Type: Internal (2.0 and later)
Syntax:
GOTO (label)
Purpose: Causes unconditional branch to the specified label.
Discussion
Sends the program to the command found in the line immediately after the
label
definition.
A label is the first eight characters on a batch file line after a
colon. The
label can be indented, as long as there are only spaces preceding it on
that
line. The label (the string of eight characters) can include spaces but
not
other restricted characters such as commas, semicolons, or equal
signs.
A label name after a GOTO command transfers processing to the line
containing
the label. If a label is not found (or if the label contains illegal
characters), an error message is displayed and the batch file terminates.
For more information on GOTO and other batch commands, see Chapter 5,
Using Batch Files, in the downloadable
book DOS the Easy Way .
Example
To create a batch file that will function as an infinite loop displaying
the message This is an infinite loop, enter
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