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+:: auto.bat - Launcher for Microsoft Windows.
+:: Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Xelhua Development Group, et al.
+:: Released under the terms stated in doc/LICENSE.
+:: Clone of `auto`, since Windows likes Batch, not sh.
+
+@echo off
+
+set pidfile=bin/auto.pid
+
+if "%1" == "" goto errparams
+if "%1" == "start" goto start
+if "%1" == "status" goto status
+else goto errparams
+
+:errparams
+echo.
+echo Usage: auto.bat (start|status) [force]
+:end
+
+:start
+echo.
+if exist "%pidfile" (
+    if "%2" == "force" (
+        echo Starting Auto. . .
+        perl bin/auto
+    )
+    else (
+        echo Auto appears to be running already. Run `auto.bat start force` to start anyway.
+    )
+)
+else (
+    echo Starting Auto. . .
+    perl bin/auto
+)
+:end
+
+:status
+echo.
+if exist "%pidfile" (
+    echo Status: Auto appears to be running.
+)
+else (
+    echo Status: Auto appears to not be running.
+)
+:end