Dump contents of a cmd prompt into a file, from a batch file

The question of how to dump the contents of a Command Prompt into a file from a batch file is a common one among IT administrators. In most cases, the simple solution is to use the Windows built-in command line tool “echo”. This tool allows you to write text from the command prompt to a file.

To use the “echo” command, you must first open a command prompt window. After the command prompt has been opened, use the “cd” command to change the current working directory to the desired directory where the output file is to be created.

Once you have changed the current working directory, use the “echo” command to write the desired text to the output file. The “echo” command requires a text string to be specified as a parameter. To write the contents of the command prompt window to an output file, the text string should be set to “%*”.

After the “echo” command has been executed successfully, the contents of the command prompt window will be written to the output file. The output file can then be reviewed to confirm that the contents of the command prompt window were successfully written to the file.

It is important to note that the “echo” command will only write the contents of the command prompt window to the output file. Any other text that is typed into the command prompt window will not be written to the output file.

In some cases, it may be necessary to write the contents of the command prompt window to a file from a batch file. To do this, the “echo” command must be used in the batch file. The syntax for the “echo” command in a batch file is the same as when used from the command prompt.

The “echo” command is a powerful tool that can be used by IT administrators to easily dump the contents of a command prompt window into a file. By using the “echo” command, IT administrators can quickly save the contents of a command prompt window to a file for review or further processing.