How to send dos console output to a file?

[vmars316]

Dos cmd under windows7:
Greetings,
I need to know 2 things:
1) How can I send dos console output to a file?
2) And also how to display every console command.

Thanks...vm

[Geek-9pm]

This better not be homework...

Assume d:\dos is valid directory

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D:
CD \DOS
D:\DOS>help >help.txt

In the D:\DOS directory you now have a file with the output.
It is named:
help.txt
and can be opened with Notepad.

[vmars316]

Geek-9pm, Thanks.
That is helpful.
No worries, its not for homework.
But how can i get a multiline output into ConsOut.txt for the following?:

@echo on
rem Compile myForm.d
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "DFL_LIB=C:\D\dmd2\windows\Dfl\import\dfl\win32\dfl\dfl.lib"
set "DFL_IMPORT=C:\D\dmd2\windows\Dfl\import\"
dmd -I %DFL_IMPORT% %DFL_LIB% myForm.d >ConsOut.txt
pause

How can i get it all output into ConsOut.txt ?
Thanks...Vernon

[Geek-9pm]

How can i get it all output into ConsOut.txt ?
Thanks...Vernon

First item use:
>ConsOut.txt
the other items must be:
>>ConsOut.txt

The single > crates a file
The double >> adds to a file

[vmars316]

First item use:
>ConsOut.txt
the other items must be:
>>ConsOut.txt

The single > crates a file
The double >> adds to a file

Awesome!
Its been years since i fiddled with Dos and cmd.exe .
Anyways, I came up with a clutzy solution:

~myForm-compile-1.bat :
DEL ~myForm-ConsOut.txt /P
~myForm-compile-2.bat > ~myForm-ConsOut.txt

~myForm-compile-2.bat :
echo Compile myForm.d
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "DFL_LIB=C:\D\dmd2\windows\Dfl\import\dfl\win32\dfl\dfl.lib"
set "DFL_IMPORT=C:\D\dmd2\windows\Dfl\import\dfl\win32\"
dmd -I %DFL_IMPORT% %DFL_LIB% myForm.d

~myForm-ConsOut.txt :
C:\D\dmd2\windows\Entice\vmPrograms\myForm>echo Compile myForm.d
Compile myForm.d

C:\D\dmd2\windows\Entice\vmPrograms\myForm>setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion

C:\D\dmd2\windows\Entice\vmPrograms\myForm>set "DFL_LIB=C:\D\dmd2\windows\Dfl\import\dfl\win32\dfl\dfl.lib"

C:\D\dmd2\windows\Entice\vmPrograms\myForm>set "DFL_IMPORT=C:\D\dmd2\windows\Dfl\import\dfl\win32\"

C:\D\dmd2\windows\Entice\vmPrograms\myForm>dmd -I C:\D\dmd2\windows\Dfl\import\dfl\win32\ C:\D\dmd2\windows\Dfl\import\dfl\win32\dfl\dfl.lib myForm.d 

Error: invalid file name 'C:\D\dmd2\windows\Dfl\import\dfl\win32\'

Thanks a lot for your quick help...Vernon

[Geek-9pm]

Glad to help.
Be sure to spend some time in the DOS help area on CH.
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/d/dos.htm
There you will find links to related topics.

[Joedude]

Besides
command > filename
you can use
command >>filename

[Squashman]

Besides
command > filename
you can use
command >>filename

That was already clearly stated by Geek 16 days ago.

[patio]

 

[Geek-9pm]

This topic ought to be closed. Otherwise, he is relevant information. PowerShell enhances the redirection operators.

The operators implemented by Windows PowerShell to facilitate redirection are similar to those used in other shell environments. The full complement of these operators is outlined in the following table:

Operator   Description
>   Redirects output to specified file. If the file already exists, current contents are overwritten.
>>   Redirects output to specified file. If the file already exists, the new output is appended to the current content.
2>   Redirects error output to specified file. If the file already exists, current contents are overwritten.
2>>   Redirects error output to specified file. If the file already exists, the new output is appended to the current content.
2>&1   Redirects error output to the standard output pipe instead of to the error output pipe.

Anyone wanting to expand his use of DOS should consider PowerShell. It is sorta like DOS, but it is better.
It is in Windows 7. Download it for XP.

[Salmon Trout]

Operator   Description
>   Redirects output to specified file. If the file already exists, current contents are overwritten.
>>   Redirects output to specified file. If the file already exists, the new output is appended to the current content.
2>   Redirects error output to specified file. If the file already exists, current contents are overwritten.
2>>   Redirects error output to specified file. If the file already exists, the new output is appended to the current content.
2>&1   Redirects error output to the standard output pipe instead of to the error output pipe.

These are all available in the Windows cmd environment (the one people call "DOS" even though it isn't)

[Geek-9pm]

These are all available in the Windows cmd environment (the one people call "DOS" even though it isn't)

Yes, and in DOS 7 you don't have CMD.
It was not in  in Windows 98

“Loading COMMAND.COM” message can be seen on a HUD view of the Terminator and the internal viewport of RoboCop when he reboots.

He should have use CMD.EXE  ---  RoboCop was DOS!

[Salmon Trout]

Yes, and in DOS 7 you don't have CMD.

Is this relevant to the OP's question? He or she wrote:

cmd under windows7

[Geek-9pm]

OK. You win. 

[Salmon Trout]

OK. You win. 

For my prize I claim a beer.

[Geek-9pm]

Anything else?

[Salmon Trout]

Some nachos, please.

[Geek-9pm]

That is the lest of the nachos. The cook went home.