Using multiple commands on a single line

Question

I have these three commands - how do i execute them on a single line?

@echo off
echo SomeText
pause

Not one after to other like it normally is in batch.

What do you actually expect to happen? What problem are you trying to solve? How would it help to "run the three commands at the same time"? — Luaan
– Luaan, Commented Mar 28, 2014 at 10:15
What would that help? Using shortcuts like that is usually frowned upon, since it hurts readability. However, in your case, you could get away with @echo SomeText & pause. In any case, you should edit your question. You're not asking how to run the commands at the same time - you're asking how to put the commands at the same line in the batch file. A very different thing :) — Luaan
– Luaan, Commented Mar 28, 2014 at 10:18

09stephenb · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-28 10:11:58Z

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Try linking them with a "&"

@echo off & echo SomeText & pause

It works in most cases but more complicated code with "()" in may cause problems as the brackets will need escaping.

answered Mar 28, 2014 at 10:11

09stephenb

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