cm_Combine, merge file command, hope to improve and add some parameters

[xxxdo1]

The help document says that before using the cm_Combine command, the files must be renamed in ascending order to be detected and merged into one file.

This is a very cumbersome step with some disadvantages. I can't select files from the two panels to merge them, nor can I use cm_DirBranch to expand multiple directories and then select files to merge them.
Improvement suggestions:
Select multiple text files directly in the panel list, and then run cm_Combine to merge them directly

Below, I used bat to replicate the cm_Combine command.
For example:

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[em_MergeFiles]
cmd=MergeFiles.bat
param="%T" %P%S

Contents of MergeFiles.bat

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@echo off

shift
set "path=%~0"

if exist "%path%" (
    pushd "%path%" >nul 2>&1
    if errorlevel 1 (echo Path is not a directory: %path% & pause>nul & exit)
    popd >nul
) else (echo Path does not exist: %path% & pause>nul & exit)

set "F=.txt .reg .bat .ini"
set "E=%~x1"

if "%E%" equ "" (set "E=.txt")
for %%i in (%F%) do (
    if "%E%" equ "%%i" (set "a=1" & break)
)
if "%a%" neq "1" (set "E=.txt")

set "T=%path%new_%TIME:~3,2%%E%"
:loop
    shift
    if "%~0" equ "" (exit)
    if "%~x0" equ "" (goto loop)
    for %%i in (%F%) do (
        if "%~x0" equ "%%i" (type "%~0" >> "%T%" & break)
    )
goto loop

The em_MergeFiles is very simple, just as an example to describe my idea.
Suggestions:

• Remove the prerequisite that the files must be in ascending order, so that I can select files from both panels to merge them, or use the cm_DirBranch command to expand multiple directories and then select files to merge them.

• Add some parameters:
  • /T: output path after merging files.
  • /E: output extension.
  • /F: filter, some file extensions are selected by mistake, automatically ignored.
  • /G: Quiet mode, start merging files immediately.

• In MergeFiles.bat above, I have implemented these parameters.

Merging files is a very high-frequency command. I often export registry values ​​from different paths and merge multiple registry values ​​into one file. I hope that the cm_Combine step in the next version will be simpler and more efficient.

Merge files. Is there any other more efficient script method now?