The description below is from the book DOS the
Easy Way by Everett Murdock Ph.D.
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Type: Internal (1.0 and later)
Syntax:
PAUSE [comment]
Purpose: Suspends execution of a batch file until a key is
pressed.
Discussion
PAUSE suspends execution of the batch file and displays the message
Strike a key when ready ...
With some versions of DOS, a comment may also be entered on the same line
as PAUSE. The comment prompt is displayed before the Strike a key when
ready message.
For more information on PAUSE and other batch commands, see Chapter 5,
Using Batch Files, in the downloadable
book DOS the Easy Way .
Example
To suspend execution of a batch file and display the message Insert the
target diskette in drive A, enter
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