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choice:tldr:6a301
choice: Prompt the current user to select a choice with a specific [m]essage.
$ choice /m "${message}"
try on your machine
The command choice /m "${message}"
is used in command-line scripting on Windows operating systems. It prompts the user by displaying a message specified by the variable ${message}
and waits for the user to respond with a valid choice.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
choice
: It is the executable command that waits for the user input./m "${message}"
: It is an option for thechoice
command to display a prompt message to the user. The text inside the${message}
variable gets shown to the user to provide instructions or ask a question.
For example, if the value of ${message}
is "Do you agree?", the command will display a prompt like this:
Do you agree? [Y,N]?
The user will then be expected to enter a valid choice of either 'Y' or 'N'. Once the user makes a selection, the command proceeds based on the user's response. Usually, this command is used in conjunction with an if
statement or stored in a variable for further processing.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.