Change output of pause command in batch script

Question

I\'m writing a Windows batch script. By default, the pause command will pause the script and display the text "Press any key to continue...".

Answer 1

Starting from Windows 2000 (so, not XP) you can use the choice command which is far more powerful than either pause or set /p.

Besides being able to specify your own prompt text, you can also require the user to type a specific key, and only that key, instead of being limited to, and requiring, [Enter] to be pressed.

Also, you can prompt the user to press a number of different keys and take action based on which key was pressed.

Type choice /? for help, or read more about it here: Wikipedia: choice (command)