EndLocal

Endlocal is a command in the Windows command interpreter (cmd.exe) used to terminate the localization of environment changes started with setlocal. When setlocal is executed, the command processor creates a new environment block, and any changes to environment variables within that block are local to the batch file or code segment. Endlocal ends that block and restores the previous environment to its state before setlocal was called. As a result, changes made inside the block do not persist outside the block, helping to avoid unintended side effects in the caller’s environment.

Endlocal is commonly used in batch files to confine temporary settings, such as modified path values, code page settings, or enablement of delayed expansion, to a local scope. It provides a predictable way to revert the environment to its original state after a set of operations has completed.

Limitations and notes: If there is no matching preceding setlocal, endlocal has no effect. Endlocal operates within the Windows command-line environment and is not available on non-Windows platforms. The command is part of cmd.exe’s built-in command set and has been included in Windows for many years.

See also: setlocal, cmd.exe, batch file, environment variables.