::
:: bq.bat - Backquote command substitution and response files for WinXP.
::
:: Jason Hood, 26 March, 2005.
::
@echo off
SetLocal EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion

set Q=
if "%~1"=="-q" set Q=^"& shift &::" ::balance quote for syntax highlighting
set PROG=%1
if not defined PROG goto help
if "%~1"=="/?" goto help
if "%~1"=="-h" goto help
if "%~1"=="--help" goto help

:loop1
shift
set arg=%1
if not defined arg goto :exec
if not ^%arg:~0,1%==^` (
  if ^%arg:~0,1%==^@ (
    for /F "usebackq delims=" %%i in (!arg:~1!) do set PROG=!PROG! %Q%%%i%Q%
  ) else (
    set PROG=%PROG% %1
  )
  goto loop1
)

set CMD=
:loop2
set CMD=%CMD% %1
if ^%arg:~-1,1%==^` goto sub
shift
set arg=%1
if defined arg goto loop2
set CMD=%CMD%`
:sub
for /F "usebackq delims=" %%i in (%CMD%) do set PROG=!PROG! %Q%%%i%Q%

goto :loop1

:exec
%PROG%
goto :eof

:help
SetLocal DisableDelayedExpansion
set help=
for /F "skip=58 delims=" %%L in (%~f0) do (
  if defined help (
    if "%%L" == "." (echo.) else echo %%L
  ) else (
    if "%%L" == "::Help" set help=1
  )
)
goto :eof

::Help

BQ by Jason Hood .
Version 1.00 (26 March, 2005). Public Domain.
http://misc.adoxa.cjb.net/
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Backquote command substitution and response files for WinXP.
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bq [-q] program [arguments] [`command`] [@file]
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-q	quote each line from COMMAND or FILE
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Notes:
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* All the options can appear in any order and any quantity.
* Nesting is not supported (` & @ from COMMAND or FILE are literals).
* Quote the argument to use a literal ` or @.
* To use a FILE with spaces, place the quotes after the @ (@"file name").
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Example:
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     bq upx -9 `unzip -Z1 pkg *.exe` @exe.lst
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would compress all the (extracted) executables in PKG.ZIP and all the files
listed in EXE.LST.

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