Say you need to execute a set of commands over and over again to perform a routine task like Backing up Important Files,Deleting temporary files(*.tmp, .bak , ~.* etc) then it is very difficult to type the same set of commands over and over again. To perform a bulk set of same commands over and over again, Batch files are used. Batch Files are to DOS what Macros are to Microsoft Office and are used to perform an automated predefined set of tasks over and over again. You can learn all this & lot more tricks in this book very easily & smartly!