windows - Passing parameters to a batch file that end in a numeral -

i have requirement pass arguments string 1 batch file execution @ command line. have batch file takes arguments (i.e. command "tail") , creates batch file executes arguments. consider file batch1.bat:

echo %*>batch2.bat call batch2.bat 

if run with

batch1.bat echo b c 

we get

a b c 

which fine. if run with

batch1.bat echo 1 2 3  

we get

1 2 

i guess because last argument 3 gets interpreted batch operator following > redirection character. know simple fix add space, in

echo %* >batch2.bat 

but there occasions when command line cannot have trailing space, like:

batch1 set noenv= 

will give environment variable value of 1 space character, instead of deleting environment variable.

so how do this? - requirement have batch file faithfully executes command tail (which might include items in quotes, numerals)

move redirect front of statement.

>batch2.bat echo %*