Multiple commands in a batch file result in one line

Question

How can i write batch file that stores result in a file in just one line? I want these 3 commands to write in new file ex. txt.txt in first line.

dir /b *.xml > txt.txt
echo 2 2 >> txt.txt
dir >> txt.txt

I want result to be in txt.txt file like this:

*.xml 2 2 dir

You want the output of the command `dir /b *.xml` to be printed in your file, or only "*.xml"? — Laf, Jan 30 '14 at 15:57
The `dir /b` command will automatically generate a multi-line entry in your file. You really wish the output to be written on a single line? — Laf, Jan 30 '14 at 16:02

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 30 '14 at 17:53

Here's the code you wanted. Instead of "dir /B" you can place any other command. Or you can use the for loop several times to append output of multiple commands in a sigle line in output file.

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

rem create or empty output file
echo.|set /p some=>file.txt

for /F "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /B') do (
    echo.|set /p some="%%a ">>file.txt
)

Multiple commands in a batch file result in one line

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