ms dos - Break commands into new line in Dos command

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2014-07
  • user246268

    I am trying to copy a few commands into DOS from a notepad file, and when I copy them I want them to be on new lines for each command.

    Input: cd.. mkdir 568 cd 568

    When I copy this into DOS I want something like 

    cd.. 
mkdir 568  
cd 568

    I tried cd.. ^ mkdir 568 ^ cd 568 using different characters but no luck.

    • Answers
  • Psycogeek

    You were right the Carat is useless in the situation of putting multiple commands on One single line, for the purpose of processing them one after the other.
    I tested many of the methods and finnaly found the one that best works in your example above. & or &&

    CLS && H: && CD\ && CD "new folder" && MKDIR stuff && CD stuff

    H: is my target drive
    One fail on the line, and the rest of the items on the line will not process (see &).
    Mine has some more kludgy things in it so It would repeat.

    That ^ worked the same way as this (below) does, except in a fail that bails out.

    CLS
H:
CD\
CD "new folder"
MKDIR stuff
CD Stuff

    This ^ can also be pasted into the CMDprompt for windows 7 and works fine.

    The conditional processing symbols for issueing multiple commands from the same prompt and to act based on the results of a command.

    The ampersand (&) separates multiple commands on one command line.
    The parentheses groups multiple commands.
    The semicolon or comma (; ,) separate command parameters.
    The caret (^) cancels a subsequent command symbol's special meaning so you can use a command symbol as text.
    The double ampersand (&&) causes the command following this symbol to run only if the command preceding the symbol is successful.
    The double pipe (||) causes the command following this symbol to run only if the command preceding the symbol fails.


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    You can use the for and if commands to accomplish this:

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