Echoing in Batch Files

By default, each line in a batch file is displayed or "echoed" as it is 
executed.  You can change this behavior, if you want, in several different 
ways:   

        Any batch file line that begins with an [@] symbol will not be 
        displayed. 

        The display can be turned off and on within a batch file with the 
        ECHO OFF and ECHO ON commands. 

        The default setting can be changed with the SETDOS /V command, on 
        the Options 1 page of the OPTION dialogs, or the BatchEcho 
        directive in the .INI file. 

 For example, the following line turns off echoing inside a batch file. 
  The [@] symbol keeps the batch file from displaying the ECHO OFF 
 command: 

 
         @echo off
 

 CMD.EXE also has a command line echo that is unrelated to the batch file 
 echo setting.  See ECHO for details about both settings.