Question

Is it possible to create a batch file with a bunch of commands (commands.bat)

ECHO HELLO
ECHO HOLA
ECHO KONICHIWA
ECHO ANYONGHASEYO
ECHO BONJOUR

, then within a different batch file, CALL commands.bat and only perform the command on line 2 or line 4 without knowing what is on those lines?

Answer 1

Here’s what I meant in my comment.

master.bat

echo abcd
echo hello
echo notepad
echo public
echo wind
echo balance

command.bat

@echo off

more +3 master.bat > temp.bat & temp.bat

Prints the below for me.

public
wind
balance

To start off from the first line, use +0.

If you want this number to be sent via command line, here is a slightly modified version:

command.bat

@echo off

more +%1 master.bat > temp.bat & temp.bat

You can run the above with commands such as command.bat 0 or command.bat 3.