# Scripts and the Command Line

- [How to use Beyond Compare in the Terminal](https://beyondcompare.gitbook.io/project/scripts-and-the-command-line/scripts-and-the-command-line-interface.md): also How to use Beyond Compare at the Command Line (CLI) or How to use Beyond Compare with scripts
- [How to do an automatic backup every day](https://beyondcompare.gitbook.io/project/scripts-and-the-command-line/how-to-do-an-automatic-backup-every-day.md): You may prefer the very succinct Knowledge Base article about this.
- [Write a Batch File That Will Start Several Syncs Simultaneously](https://beyondcompare.gitbook.io/project/scripts-and-the-command-line/write-a-batch-file-that-will-start-several-syncs-simultaneously.md)
- [Write a batch file that will start several text compares automatically](https://beyondcompare.gitbook.io/project/scripts-and-the-command-line/write-a-batch-file-that-will-start-several-text-compares-automatically.md)
- [TL; DR](https://beyondcompare.gitbook.io/project/scripts-and-the-command-line/tl-dr.md)


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