CMD timeout (one-line command to do multiple tasks)?

[tinfanide]

How can I in CMD do things same to what is done in the following bat commands:

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@ECHO OFF

::
TIMEOUT /T 5
ECHO 5 seconds have passed
::

PAUSE

IN CMD I have to do the two commands one line.

[Squashman]

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TIMEOUT /T 5 >nul & ECHO 5 seconds have passed

[tinfanide]

Thanks for that.
I'd like to ask more about the symbols in CMD such as
& / |

How can I use /? to look them up in the cmd console?

[alan_b]

& simply allows a second command to follow the first on the same line, as in this topic.

All three symbols in " & / | " appear, with many others, when you invoke
SET /?

[tinfanide]

Thanks. But how about this:

bitwise or "|"
in this example:

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TASKLIST /V /FO table | FINDSTR "string" /I

What's the use of "|" before "FINDSTR"?

[Squashman]

That is a pipe. You are directing the output of one command and telling the next command to use it as input.

[Squashman]

This should help you out.
http://judago.webs.com/batchoperators.htm

[tinfanide]

Yes, I see.

[tinfanide]

Thanks for your link. This really helps me kick off grasping DOS-Command

[dbenham]

This should help you out.
http://judago.webs.com/batchoperators.htm

Wow - That is a great site. I think I've seen references to it by name before, but never actually saw the content until now.

There are a few statements in there that are not true. (for example it states " can't be used as a FOR /F delimiter, when actually it can). But all in all it has fantastic info and is well written.


Dave Benham