If you need to pause or timeout a batch file so that it will not continue running, there are a few different ways to do this. The simplest way is to use the “time” command. For example: time /t 10 The time command will pause the batch file for 10 seconds. Another way to pause a batch file is to use the “break” command. For example: break /t 10 This will pause the batch file for 10 seconds, and then continue running after the break statement. If you need to pause or timeout a batch file for an indefinite amount of time, you can use the “timeout” command. For example: timeout /t 5 This will pause the batch file for 5 minutes. ..
If you are writing a batch file and you don’t want to continue until somebody presses a key, you can do it really easy with the timeout command.
For instance, using the following on the command prompt will pause the terminal for 10 seconds unless you press a key:
Whereas this command will pause the terminal for 30 seconds whether you press a key or not:
And this one will pause forever until you press a key:
