rem rem Alternate form of if-elseif-else structure with goto for else rem case. That way, you can group code together in a "more logical" rem or "more natural" manner. rem if .%1 == .1 goto 1 if .%1 == .2 goto 2 goto else :1 echo You selected 1 goto endif :2 echo You selected 2 goto endif :else echo else (neither 1 nor 2) goto endif :endif