How do I minimize the command prompt from my bat file

Question

I have this bat file and I want to minimize the cmd window when I run it:

@echo off
cd /d C:\\leads\\ssh 
call C:\\Ruby192\\bin\\setrbvars.bat
ruby C:\\leads         


        

Answer 1

You could try running a script as follows

var WindowStyle_Hidden = 0
var objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
var result = objShell.Run("cmd.exe /c setrbvars.bat", WindowStyle_Hidden)

save the file as filename.js

Answer 2

You can minimize the command prompt on during the run but you'll need two additional scripts: windowMode and getCmdPid.bat:

@echo off

call getCmdPid
call windowMode -pid %errorlevel% -mode minimized

cd /d C:\leads\ssh 
call C:\Ruby192\bin\setrbvars.bat
ruby C:\leads\ssh\put_leads.rb

Answer 3

Another option that works fine for me is to use ConEmu, see http://conemu.github.io/en/ConEmuArgs.html

"C:\Program Files\ConEmu\ConEmu64.exe" -min -run myfile.bat

Answer 4

Using PowerShell you can minimize from the same file without opening a new instance.

powershell -window minimized -command ""

Also -window hidden and -window normal is available to hide completely or restore.

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source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/45061676/1178975

Answer 5

One option is to find one of the various utilities that can change the window state of the currently running console window and make a call to it from within the batch script.

You can run it as the first thing in your batch script. Here are two such tools:

min.exe http://www.paulsadowski.com/wsh/cmdprogs.htm

cmdow http://www.commandline.co.uk/cmdow/index.html

Answer 6

If you type this text in your bat file:

start /min blah.exe

It will immediately minimize as soon as it opens the program. You will only see a brief flash of it and it will disappear.