# Command: goto

      GOTO directs the command shell to a labelled line in a batch program.
      GOTO is a BATCH-FILE / AUTOEXEC.BAT command.

## Syntax:

      GOTO label

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## Options:

      label  Specifies a text string used in the batch program as a label.

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## Comments:

      The batch file will jump to the label and continue running from there.
      Use goto with the if command to control the flow of batch files.
      You type a label on a line by itself, beginning with a colon, e.g.:
      :LABEL1
      The name of the label should be not to long AND self explaining.
      GOTO is a command internal to command.com and needs no other file
      in order to work.

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## Examples:

      IN A .BAT FILE / AUTOEXEC.BAT:
        if %config%==1 goto DEFRAG
        if %config%==2 goto COPY
        :DEFRAG
        defrag c:
        goto END
        :COPY
        copy xy.txt c:\test\xy.txt
        goto END
        :END
        cls
      IN A .BAT FILE / AUTOEXEC.BAT:
        @ECHO 1 = Do this
        @ECHO 2 = Do that
        @ECHO 3 = Do another thing
        @ECHO 4 = Do nothing
        @choice /B /C:1234 /N /S What do you want to do?
        if errorlevel 4 goto DONOTHING
        if errorlevel 3 goto DOANOTHER
        if errorlevel 2 goto DOTHAT
        if errorlevel 1 goto DOTHIS
        :DOTHIS
        your commands
        goto EXIT
        :DOTHAT
        your commands
        goto EXIT
        :DOANOTHER
        your commands
        goto EXIT
        :DONOTHING
        your commands
        goto EXIT

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## See also:

      autoexec.bat
      batch files
      choice
      if

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## File:

      Please read this command's lsm file also.
      You will find the updated version (internet) here and
      the version described in this manual page here.
      The lsm file contains information about the name of the programmer,
      the download site, and some other command related information.

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      Copyright © 2003 Robert Platt, updated 2007 by W. Spiegl.

      This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
      See the file H2Cpying for copying conditions.