How to run wmic command in a batch file

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I am running couple of wmic commands in a btach file to find a process and killing it. wmic Path win32_process Where "CommandLine Like '%app1%'" Call Terminate wmic Path win32_process Where "CommandLine Like '%app2%'" Call Terminate These commands run fine when I run from console individually but when I run them using a batch file , I get error as below: wmic Path win32_process Where "CommandLine Like ''" Call Terminate No Instance(s) Available. Can someone point out whats the issue with the command if its run from a batch file.

Accepted Answer

Inside a batch file percent signs need to be escaped. The command you are trying to execute are seeing `%app1%` as a variable read and replaced with (probably) a empty string.

You need to use

```
wmic Path win32_process Where "CommandLine Like '%%app1%%'" Call Terminate
```

Note that this condition will also match the current `wmic` instance, as the search term is also included in its own command line. You should add an aditional test to ensure only the desired process is terminated.

How to run wmic command in a batch file

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