"ERROR: batch file could not be read", when I call the CLI without specifying a path to the executable file

[roman90sv]

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I have added directory to PATH Environment Variable to avoid specifying a path to youtube-dl in the CLI.
But, when I call the CLI without specifying a path to the executable file, batch.txt could not be read.
See attached screenshot

[dstftw]

So what? There is no batch.txt in C:\Windows\system32 that is clearly stated in the error message. PATH have nothing to do with arguments and their values passed to youtube-dl.

[roman90sv]

I thought that youtube-dl looks for batch file in the same directory, if path is not specified.

[dstftw]

If it will look in the same directory then it would be impossible to specify paths relative to a current directory. It's a standard and idiomatic behavior.