Multiple commands per line

[tkhanipov]

Hello!

Could you please tell me how to call several commands in one line?
For example, I want to have a single line which will act as the sequence:

echo Bla-bla-bla! Let us call dir?
dir
echo More-bla-bla-bla!

I have no idea of implementing this. Is it possible?

Thanks a lot! It's a very nice and useful site.

[Odder93]

EDIT: I can't get example 2 working, but maybe someone know how it works :p

in batch files and in CMD you can use:

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(
<command1>
<command2>
<command3>
<etc.>
)

This will operate each command at nearly same time and output will be showed line by line

in CMD you can also use (If you are lucky it also works in batch files):

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^
<command1>^
<command2>^
<command3>^
<etc>^
<last command>

This will do the same as "(" ")" but will show output on ONE line instead

example 1:

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(
echo blah blah blah... let's jump to root
cd ..
echo blah blah blah...
)

example 2:

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^
echo blah blah blah... let's jump to root^
cd ..^
echo blah blah blah...

Have fun!

Best regards
Odder

[gallennc]

If you want to execute this on one line:

echo Bla-bla-bla! Let us call dir?
dir
echo More-bla-bla-bla!

shouldn't it be as simple as:

echo Bla-bla-bla! Let us call dir? & dir & echo More-bla-bla-bla!

works for me.

[Odder93]

If you want to execute this on one line:

echo Bla-bla-bla! Let us call dir?
dir
echo More-bla-bla-bla!

shouldn't it be as simple as:

echo Bla-bla-bla! Let us call dir? & dir & echo More-bla-bla-bla!

works for me.

ohh, that way

I have read you should use "&" twice, as:

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echo Bla-bla-bla! Let us call dir? && dir && echo More-bla-bla-bla!

But it might work both ways

[DGMakers]

you can use single & symbols in if's eg:

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if '%var%'=='this' echo lalala & echo Still in the if !!! & echo omg still in there, i think? i think there may be a limit of and symbols but yea & pause & exit

[greenfinch]

See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/libr ... 37438.aspx

&& means 'do the next one if the last one completed OK'