[comp.sys.ibm.pc] How to hide 'echo off' in batch fil

snuzs@trsvax.UUCP (06/02/89)

>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?'

If you have Ms-Dos 3.3 or later, putting a '@' in front of Echo Off will
hide the line.  E.G. '@echo off'.

Scott Parrish
snuzs@trsvax.tandy.com

mms00786@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (06/03/89)

Try @echo off.
@xcommand will suppress echoing of the xcommand in DOS versions 3.x and above.

Milan