Tomcat – different between .bat and .sh and *.exe file

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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 ?

Best Answer

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.

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The most common ways to use the shutdown command are:

shutdown -s — Shuts down.
shutdown -r — Restarts.
shutdown -l — Logs off.
shutdown -h — Hibernates.

Note: There is a common pitfall wherein users think -h means "help" (which it does for every other command-line program... except shutdown.exe, where it means "hibernate"). They then run shutdown -h and accidentally turn off their computers. Watch out for that.
shutdown -i — "Interactive mode". Instead of performing an action, it displays a GUI dialog.
shutdown -a — Aborts a previous shutdown command.

The commands above can be combined with these additional options:

-f — Forces programs to exit. Prevents the shutdown process from getting stuck.
-t <seconds> — Sets the time until shutdown. Use -t 0 to shutdown immediately.
-c <message> — Adds a shutdown message. The message will end up in the Event Log.
-y — Forces a "yes" answer to all shutdown queries.

Note: This option is not documented in any official documentation. It was discovered by these StackOverflow users.

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How to run multiple .BAT files within a .BAT file

Use:

call msbuild.bat
call unit-tests.bat
call deploy.bat

When not using CALL, the current batch file stops and the called batch file starts executing. It's a peculiar behavior dating back to the early MS-DOS days.

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