How can I ECHO the currently executing command?

[BoQsc]

Let's say. I want to ECHO (Display in the Command Prompt output) the:

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some_file.exe -flags arguments

but also execute it.

in the script:

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@ECHO OFF

ECHO This is some example.
some_file.exe -flags arguments             REM I want this to be shown in the output on the command line. And also execute it.

PAUSE
EXIT

[aGerman]

Set the prompt empty. Then turn echo on to repeat the executed command line.

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@ECHO OFF

ECHO This is some example.

prompt $H
echo on
some_file.exe -flags arguments
@echo off

PAUSE

Steffen

[BoQsc]

Set the prompt empty. Then turn echo on to repeat the executed command line.

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@ECHO OFF

ECHO This is some example.

prompt $H
echo on
some_file.exe -flags arguments
@echo off

PAUSE

Steffen

This introduces the unnecessary empty line in-between.

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This is some example.

notepad.exe -flags arguments
Press any key to continue . . .

[aGerman]

I didn't expect that this is much of a problem ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ If the empty line is something you can't accept, then you have to repeat the command line yourself using ECHO. Like so ...

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echo some_file.exe -flags arguments
some_file.exe -flags arguments

Steffen

[BoQsc]

I didn't expect that this is much of a problem ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ If the empty line is something you can't accept, then you have to repeat the command line yourself using ECHO. Like so ...

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echo some_file.exe -flags arguments
some_file.exe -flags arguments

Steffen

I was pretty sure that there was a cleaner way of achieving this.
I think I've remember some piping to the ECHO command or something like that.
The results was pretty good: easily readable and simple. No additional troubles.

Thing is, the arguments and flags can change.
From the response, I think I see that I might need to start a new project to improve upon and replace the Batch scripting language.

[miskox]

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@echo on

?

Saso

[BoQsc]

I'm not completely new to the language, only a bit rusty.

[aGerman]

What about a subroutine geting the command line passed?

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@ECHO OFF

ECHO This is some example.

call :repeatAndExec some_file.exe -flags arguments

PAUSE
goto :eof

:repeatAndExec
echo %*
%*
goto :eof

Steffen

[BoQsc]

What about a subroutine geting the command line passed?

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@ECHO OFF

ECHO This is some example.

call :repeatAndExec some_file.exe -flags arguments

PAUSE
goto :eof

:repeatAndExec
echo %*
%*
goto :eof

Steffen

I mean yeah, it's good enough, haven't encountered any inconsistencies in my own adaptations.