for /f More ?

[Ed Dyreen]

Check this out:

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C:\PROFSYS\ADMIN>for /f
Meer?
De syntaxis van de opdracht is onjuist.

C:\PROFSYS\ADMIN>

Explain that !


More ?, More what Mr. DOS

[Cleptography]

You silly ass it's more command like continue on with "tokens=Whers Waldo"
Correction I am wrong as usual that doesn't work.

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c:\>for /f
More? ^^^
More? %%%%%^^^
More?
More?
^%%%%^

[Ed Dyreen]

@Cleptography Why are u teasing me ? I'm trying to get a serious response here get your *** of my thread !

more command like continue on with "tokens

Not logical ! I still don't understand it. Please @Cleptography I am not kidding !

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c:\>for /f
More? ^^^
More? %%%%%^^^
More?
More?
^%%%%^

What is going on !, You've confused me even more now thanks

I am just wondering, why does for /f <ENTER> causes dos to ask me more ? More what

This I would understand:

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for /f^
%%a in.........

because of the line continuation, but I didn't line continue ?!

[Cleptography]

I am actually curious to an answer to this as well. I will be serious.
Sorry

Work:

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for /f
for /r

Does not work:

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for /d

[Cleptography]

Ok I see what is going on here, as expected the command is asking for more input try this.

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c:\>for /f
More?  ^%a in ("str") do @echo.%a
str

Add a space at the more line then the ^ followed by the rest of the command.
This continues processing. The space before ^%a represents the space that would happen if we for /f %a
I am still puzzled as to why for /d does not respond the same way.

[Ed Dyreen]

I get it, I really ain't used using the terminal directly, but now it all makes sense.