How do I create a multiline text file with Echo in Windows command prompt?
Solution 1:
You could use the >> characters to append a second line to the file, e.g.
echo hello > myfile.txt
echo second line >> myfile.txt
Solution 2:
There are three ways.
-
Append each line using
>>:C:\Users\Elias>echo foo > a.txt C:\Users\Elias>echo bar >> a.txt -
Use parentheses to echo multiple lines:
C:\Users\Elias>(echo foo More? echo bar) > a.txt -
Type caret (
^) and hit ENTER twice after each line to continue adding lines:C:\Users\Elias>echo foo^ More? More? bar > a.txt
All the above produce the same file:
C:\Users\Elias>type a.txt
foo
bar