# How to run .bat file from gradle task

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/how-to-run-bat-file-from-gradle-task/3768>\
**Category:** Old Forum Archive\
**Created:** [November 8, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/how-to-run-bat-file-from-gradle-task/3768 "2013-11-08T20:00:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Eswaraiah\_Goud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9a140/32.png) [@Eswaraiah\_Goud](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Eswaraiah_Goud)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/how-to-run-bat-file-from-gradle-task/3768/1 "2013-11-08T20:00:00Z")

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I want to write a gradle task to run .bat file. can any one have idea, please share with us.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Niederwieser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9f8e36/32.png) [@Peter\_Niederwieser](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Peter_Niederwieser)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/how-to-run-bat-file-from-gradle-task/3768/2 "2013-11-08T20:34:00Z")

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See the ‘Exec’ samples in the [Gradle Build Language Reference](http://gradle.org/docs/current/dsl/index.html).