Echo HTML in Command Prompt to file loop

Question

I have been searching for hours now and didn't find a solution yet.

This is the whole command with a loop:

for /L %a in (1, 1, 3) do call echo ^<center^> >indeex%a.html

Output results (*Without any text in them):*

indeex1.html

indeex2.html

indeex3.html

I tried the other way with quotes, it worked but it included the quotes in the output files.(without carrot signs)

for /L %a in (1, 1, 3) do call echo "<center>" >indeex%a.html

When I try the same code with carrot signs but without loops, it actually works.

echo ^<center^> >file.html

My question is how to make it work with a loop? Because I need to make 100 files with the same HTML code in them.

I need to make 100 files with the same HTML code in them. But the problem is that it outputs quotes if i use quotes in echo command, when i use carrot signs before '<' '>' symbols it outputs a blank file ( when i use loops) but without loops it works. — tomJO
– tomJO, Commented Oct 25, 2013 at 12:59
No I don't need ^ in file. When I work with a single file: echo ^<center^> >file.html the final result in the file.html (output) is: <center> and it works, but it doesn't with the loops.. — tomJO
– tomJO, Commented Oct 25, 2013 at 13:04

Derek · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-25 13:09:24Z

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for /L %a in (1, 1, 3) do echo ^<center^> >indeex%a.html

answered Oct 25, 2013 at 13:09

Derek

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Could you tell me where was my problem?

I got rid of the "call".