Breaking FINDSTR Command into Multiple Lines in a Batch File

Question

My FINDSTR command is very lengthy and I want to break it into multiple lines in my batch file. Here is the command:

type file.txt | findstr /v "string1" | findstr /v "string2" | findstr /v "string3" | findstr /v "string4" > newfile.txt

Is this possible? Ideally, I'd like each sequence (divided by the pipe characters) to be on its own line. Thanks in advance!

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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Use ^ character:

type file.txt ^
    | findstr /v "string1" ^
    | findstr /v "string2" ^
    | findstr /v "string3" ^
    | findstr /v "string4" > newfile.txt

This is a normal way of splitting command into several lines in cmd.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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answered Nov 08 '14 at 18:55

afenster

When I run the batch file in CMD, this is what it says: `' ' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.` – user1599051 Nov 08 '14 at 19:07
you are right, there should be no spaces before the command. I edited the answer, now splitting lines before `|` character. Checked that it works. – afenster Nov 08 '14 at 19:42

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