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How to echo an environment variable of which string value has an '&' in Windows batch?

A batch file has the lines:

set hi=Hello^&World!
echo %hi%

It prints Hello and next outputs the error message:

'World!' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

I want that it prints Hello&World!.

How to do this?

Solution

  • This works for me:

    set "hi=Hello^&World!"
echo %hi%

    Outputs

    Hello&World!