New subject: [Bug 50132] Command line: Incorrect behaviors in FOR () and IF () blocks

13 Nov 2020


      https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=50132
Bug ID: 50132
           Summary: Command line: Incorrect behaviors in FOR () and IF ()
                    blocks
           Product: Wine
           Version: 5.21
          Hardware: x86-64
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: cmd
          Assignee: wine-bugs@winehq.org
          Reporter: Psycho-A@yandex.ru
      Distribution: ---
The native CMD.exe contains many syntax and other errors related to the FOR and
IF commands processing inside of ()-blocks. This is very importans for apps
that require complex batch scripts on run. Let's begin.
Case 1:
-------
Different behavior when using brackets after "DO"
:: Returns ")" error:
for %%a in (*.txt) do if #==# (
    echo File: "%%~a"
)
:: Works normal:
for %%a in (*.txt) do (if #==# (
    echo File: "%%~a"
))
:: Works normal:
for %%a in (*.txt) do if #==# echo File: "%%~a"
In Windows CMD all three results works the same (returns ECHO text).
Case 2:
-------
Reading empty lines of text file if EOL=# specified
:: ECHO will return "" text here:
for /f "usebackq eol=: tokens=1" %%a in ("File.txt") do (
    echo "%%~a"
)
Windows CMD skips empty lines anyway.
Case 3:
-------
Error behavior if an empty line with Space ot Tab is defined in body
:: Will return ")" error:
if #==# (
    echo Some text
)
:: Just will show ECHO text:
if #==# (
    echo Some text
)
Case 4:
-------
Not-expanding variables from parent cycle  child one
:: Will show "%~m" in child cycles:
for %%f in (*.txt) do (
    echo In parent cycle: "%%~f"
    for %%x in ("%%~f") do (
        echo In child cycle: "%%~x"
    )
)
:: Will seek in "%~f" dir instead of "Folder1":
for %%f in ("Folder1") do (
    for /r "%%~f" %%x in (*.txt) do (
        echo "%%~x"
    )
)
Windows CMD expands "%%f" in any child cycle's place.
Case 5:
-------
Error if no quotes in file/command condition
:: Returns "DO is not an application" error:
for /f %%a in (File.txt) do (
    echo "%%~a"
)
:: Reads strings of File.txt:
for /f "usebackq" %%a in ("File.txt") do (
    echo "%%~a"
)
Windows CMD reads file in both cases 
("usebackq" uses to use quotes around filename).
This error appears only when target file not found.
Case 6:
-------
Using global ">" redirection after ()-body issue:
:: Will show ECHO text and create empty Test.bug
if #==# (
    echo Text 1...
    echo Text 2...
)> "Test.bug"
:: Will write Test.bug with echo text (normal case)
if #==# (
    echo Text 1...> "Test.bug"
    echo Text 2...> "Test.bug"
)
Windows CMD does the same as second in both cases.
Case 7:
-------
Incorrect IF() ELSE() processing if FOR() inside
:: Returns "ELSE is not an application" error:
if #==# (
    echo IF condition.
    for %%m in (*.txt) do (
        echo FOR cycle.
    )
) else (
    echo ELSE condition.
)
:: Works normally:
if #==# (
    echo IF condition.
) else (
    echo ELSE condition.
)
Also ELSE works normal when IF condition is NOT equal.
Case 8:
-------
No processing file mask if it's quoted
:: Returns txt files that found:
for %%f in (*.txt) do (
    echo "%%~f"
)
:: Returns nothing
for %%f in ("*.txt") do (echo "%%~f")
for %%f in ("Dir*.txt") do (echo "%%~f")
The same is if FOR with /R key is used.
For now that's all I found. 
Some of Wine 4.x bugs I knew seems to be fixed already.
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