Why does only the first line of this Windows batch file execute but all three lines execute in a command shell?

Question

I have a batch file that executes three Maven commands, one after the other. Each command can be successfully executed in the script - by itself!. But when I add all three c

Answer 1

Try writing the following batch file and executing it:

Echo one
cmd
Echo two
cmd
Echo three
cmd

Only the first two lines get executed. But if you type "exit" at the command prompt, the next two lines are processed. It's a shell loading another.

To be sure that this is not what is happening in your script, just type "exit" when the first command ends.

HTH!