114 MS-DOS User's Reference
Ftause
Jsing
pause
nessages
in
a
batch
ile
Pause
Purpose:
Suspends
execution
of
a batch file.
Syntax:
pause
[comment 1
Comments:
When a batch file
is
running, you may
need
to change disks
or
perform
some
other
action.
The
pause
command
suspends execu-
tion
of
the
batch file until you press any key, unless
you
press
the
CONTROL·C key sequence.
When
the
command processor
encounters
pause,
it prints
the
following message:
Strike
a
key
when
ready.
If
you press CONTROL·C,
MS-DOS
displays
the
following message:
Terminate
batch
job
(YIN)?
If
you type Y in response
to
this
prompt,
the
batch file
ends
and
control returns
to
the
operating system. Therefore, you
can
use
pause
to
divide a batch file into pieces that allow you
to
end
the
batch command file at any intermediate point.
The
comment parameter
is
useful
when
you
want
to
display a
special message. Unless
echo
is
off,
pause
displays this
comment
before
the
"Strike a key" message.
Note The pause and
comment
line
of
your
batch file will
not
appear
if
echo
is
off.
Example:
Suppose you
want
a program
to
display a message that asks
the
user
to
change disks in
one
of
the
drives.
To
do
this you might
use
the
following command:
Pause
Please
put
a new
disk
into
drive
A
If
echo
is on, this line will
precede
the
"Strike a key" message
when
you run
the
batch file.
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