When a batch file is being executed, if echo is turned on, it would print the command currently it’s running on to the command prompt. By default echo is turned on for any batch file.
We can turn off echo by including the following line in the beginning of the file.
@echo off
Command to turn on echo:
@echo on
We can turn on or turn off echo at any point in a batch file. For example, you may want echo to be on for certain commands in the batch file, and then you may turn it off, and then again you can turn it on.. likewise.
Example:
I have the below batch file named echoExample.bat :
date /t @echo off echo echo turned off date /t @echo on echo echo turned on date /t @echo off echo echo turned off date /t
Now when I run the batch file, I see the below output.
c:\>echoExample.bat c:\>date /t Mon 02/13/2012 echo turned off Mon 02/13/2012 c:\>echo echo turned on echo turned on c:\>date /t Mon 02/13/2012 echo turned off Mon 02/13/2012 c:\>
In the batch file, we have executed ‘date’ command 4 times. But the command is echoed only twice in the output. You can notice that for the 2nd and 4th times when echo is turned off, it does not echo the command in the output.
How to disable echo in the command prompt. The above works for batch file. But I want to disable it when I run commands in cmd.
To disable echo in the command prompt, use “echo.” (ECHO followed by a period).
Example:
C:\>echo.The command ECHO does not appear
There is no space after the period.
@Matthew, This is not correct. Here is the correct instructions and some additional tips. Have a great day!
‘Echo.’ produces a new line. It does not turn off echo.
‘Echo off’ turns off echo. ‘Echo on’ turns it back on.
Adding @ before any line will disable echo for that command.
Example:
‘@time /T’
Thanks!
Shouldn’t the “@echo on” command line be visible in the output as well because of the @?
Hello, if I am creating a text file through a batch file utilizing an echo command, is there a way to incorporate a return key. Example, if I input
echo This is a test > Test.txt
then it creates the Test text file in the directory. But if I wanted to make something like
This is a test
This is a test on a second line
Is this possible, as it is, notepad will simply create one LONG string of text in the file if I attempt, and in a batch file incorporating the return key seems to signify another command. Thank you in advance for the help on an odd question.
-A newbie
Have no idea if this will be helpful now, but to not have a continuous string when writing to a text file via batch. You must do the following… echo “msg”>>”file.txt”
The “>>” causes every msg to enter into the next new line
Use this:
echo This is a test on a second line >> Test.txt
How to use list of folder (with subfolders) to transfer to other drive. What command should I use?
You can use Xcopy to copy folders and sub-folders.