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RunHolt
RunHolt

Reputation: 1982

collect output of batch file without prompt

When I run a batch file, the output contains the command prompt for each command executed. I want to collect the command executed, but I don't want the prompt (which is the directory). I can sed -e 's/^.:[^>]*>' to remove the prompt but might remove some valid output too.

Is there a way to not echo the directory from which the command is running?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 138

Answers (2)

mojo
mojo

Reputation: 4142

You can change the prompt (see prompt /?) in your script. This example sets the prompt to a single space.

SETLOCAL
prompt $S

:: do stuff

I don't know how to change the prompt to nothing, but if you want the output to be readable, I'd probably change it to something short and unique, like >>>:

SETLOCAL
prompt $G$G$G$S

For example, this script

@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL

PROMPT $G$G$G$S

dir /b
time /t
date /t

produces this output:

>>> dir /b 
bang.cmd
bang.txt
date1.cmd
list.txt
list_complete.txt
pmpt.cmd
q2.cmd
temp.zip
temp_orig.zip
timetest.cmd
z.cmd

>>> time /t 
01:17 PM

>>> date /t 
Fri 06/28/2013

Upvotes: 2

ctn
ctn

Reputation: 2930

You need to change the prompt. See http://www.computerhope.com/prompthl.htm. You can set it, for instance, to $_ (carriage return and linefeed): prompt $_, or $H (backspace): prompt $H. I don't know if there's a way to set it to empty.

Upvotes: 1

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