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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: How to hide 'echo off' in batch files?
Message-ID: <3249@cps3xx.UUCP>
Date: 2 Jun 89 01:12:58 GMT
References: <9139@boulder.Colorado.EDU>
Organization: Engineering, Michigan State U., E. Lansing MI
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in article <9139@boulder.Colorado.EDU>, haverlan@tramp.Colorado.EDU (HAVERLAND MARC BRADLEY) says:
> Xref: cps3xx comp.sys.ibm.pc:31073 comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d:3710
> 
> 
> I put the command 'echo off' at the top of most of my batch files to
> hide the following commands.  However, 'echo off' is still displayed.
> 
> Does anyone know how to turn off echoing in a batch file without
> showing the 'echo off?'
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Marc Haverland
> haverlan@tramp.Colorado.EDU

---->   If you are using DOS 3.x, use @echo off. The @ sign will supress
the "echo off" message....


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