How to prevent auto-closing of console after the execution of batch file

Question

What command can I put at the end of a batch file to prevent auto-closing of the console after the execution of the file?

Answer 1

In Windows/DOS batch files:

pause 

This prints a nice "Press any key to continue . . . " message

Or, if you don't want the "Press any key to continue . . ." message, do this instead:

pause >nul 

Answer 2

Depends on the exact question!

Normally pause does the job within a .bat file.

If you want cmd.exe not to close to be able to remain typing, use cmd /k command at the end of the file.