exit from a dir command

[tyler77]

Hi everybody!

how to exit after a shell command like:


dir c:\ /s 

What?

esc? or something else?

I can use only shell command. I can't close the cmd window

[squall_01]

I suppose this is part of a batch file, just type exit at the end will close it.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Once it finishes completing the directory for C:\, it will close.

[WillyW]

Hi everybody!

how to exit after a shell command like:


dir c:\ /s 

What?

esc? or something else?

I can use only shell command. I can't close the cmd window

To stop it, while it is still running?

Try    Ctrl-C

[BC_Programmer]

or more directly, Ctrl+Break. That's what I always use.

I always thought it was the same as Ctrl-C, then I found that sometimes Ctrl-C didn't work, and Ctrl-Break did... although that was mostly with programs, not DOS commands.

[smeezekitty]

CTL+C is the same as CTL+BRK
you simply have to type break on
before using CTL+C

[smeezekitty]

forgot to add
break is always on in windows nt command prompts


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[BC_Programmer]

Control-C only activates when the program writes to or reads from the screen. even with Break ON it only extends to disk reads/writes. Control+Break interrupts it regardless.

[smeezekitty]

Control-C only activates when the program writes to or reads from the screen. even with Break ON it only extends to disk reads/writes. Control+Break interrupts it regardless.

not sure about that
because if i write a C program that does a while(1){}
loop neather CTL+BRK nor CTL+C stops it

[squall_01]

To stop it, while it is still running?

Try    Ctrl-C

Isnt that a linux code or something

[smeezekitty]

Isnt that a linux code or something

huh?
linux is baised on unix
dos is baised on unix

[Quantos]

huh?
linux is baised on unix
dos is baised on unix

DOS is not based on UNIX.

Read This.

[smeezekitty]

but it got alot of idea from unix
such as pipes

[Quantos]

but it got alot of idea from unix
such as pipes

I think you need to put the pipe down.

[squall_01]

dos was made before linux, gates asked for an os to be made an came up with this.   I ment isnt that something you could use in the bash shell.