set CMD output to variable

Question

This is what I have:

> set email=echo [email protected]
> echo %email%

the above snippet echoes echo [email protected]. I want it to print [email protected] instead.

I tried echo [email protected] | set email as well. same result.

How do I do that?

Does this answer your question? [Batch equivalent of Bash backticks](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2768608/batch-equivalent-of-bash-backticks) — CherryDT, Jul 09 '20 at 23:34

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 10 '20 at 00:02

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You could let cmd eval it:

@ECHO OFF
set email=echo [email protected]
%email%

I use this on our Windows 10, 2016 and 2019 regulary. I don't know if it works for older versions though.

answered Jul 10 '20 at 00:02

BUGinator86

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