msdos can do math (Four-byte signed arithmetic )
set /a 2+2 //displays the result on the screen set /a 2*(9/2) set /a "31>>2" //bit shifting
set /a x=9
echo %x%
set /a y=2+2 //assigns the result to the variable
set /a x+y //shows the result of the 2 variables
C:>set /a 0x1234 //hex to decimal conversion 4660
C:>set /a 31^>^>2 //the ^ acts as an escape operator so that you can shift bits 7
set /? for help with the command
SET /A expression
SET /P variable=[promptString]
The /A switch specifies that the string to the right of the equal sign is a numerical expression that is evaluated. The expression evaluator is pretty simple and supports the following operations, in decreasing order of precedence:
() - grouping
! ~ - - unary operators
* / % - arithmetic operators
+ - - arithmetic operators
<< >> - logical shift
& - bitwise and
^ - bitwise exclusive or
| - bitwise or
= *= /= %= += -= - assignment
&= ^= |= <<= >>=
, - expression separator