@set /p xxx=cd 
cd 
@set /p xxx=echo %HOMEPATH% 
echo %HOMEPATH%
@set /p xxx=cd 
cd 
@set /p xxx=cd .. 
cd ..
@set /p xxx=cd 
cd 
@set /p xxx=cd %HOMEPATH% 
cd %HOMEPATH%
@set /p xxx=cd 
cd 
@set /p xxx=dir /B 
dir /B
@set /p xxx=dir /N 
dir /N
@set /p xxx=echo test > test.txt  
echo test > test.txt
@set /p xxx=echo tes2t > test2.txt  
echo test2 > test2.txt
@set /p xxx=echo test2again >> test.txt  
echo test2again >> test.txt
@set /p xxx=dir /N *.txt
dir /N *.txt
@set /p xxx=for %%i in (*.txt) do type %%i 
for %%i in (*.txt) do type %%i
@set /p xxx=for %%i in (*.txt) do type %%i | more
for %%i in (*.txt) do type %%i | more
@set /p xxx=tasklist 
tasklist
@set /p xxx=for %%i in (A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do vol %%i:
for %%i in (A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do vol %%i:
@set /p xxx=Thanks and goodbye!!! ... What was I running?  MS-DOS batch script as below ... the way it stops and pauses is via the @set /p xxx= command ... maybe start your research with   help set    or    search enging    MS-DOS set command ... good luck!
type xxx.bat | more