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Asked: May 24, 20262026-05-24T09:33:56+00:00 2026-05-24T09:33:56+00:00

How to make a program wait till a shell command finishes? For example: Shell(format)

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How to make a program wait till a shell command finishes? For example:

Shell("format")
Console.WriteLine("Finished")

In this example the line “Finished” is first written and only after then the shell function starts. How to start the shell function first, and only when it has been finished write the line “Finished”?

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    2026-05-24T09:33:59+00:00Added an answer on May 24, 2026 at 9:33 am

    Shell can take a parameter specifying whether to wait for the program to complete or not:

    Shell("format", Wait:=True)
    
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