How to Execute Batch Commands in a New Terminal Tab on Windows

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In Windows Terminal, you can create a new tab and execute a batch script by using the wt-w0 new-tab command followed by the path to your script file. However, if you have several command scripts and want to execute them one after another in a new tab, you might encounter an error. In this article, we will cover how to create a new tab and execute multiple command scripts using the wt-w0 new-tab command.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure that you have the following prerequisites in place:

• A Windows Terminal application installed on your system.
• A batch script file (with a .bat extension) containing the commands you want to execute.

Creating a New Tab and Executing a Single Command Script

To create a new tab and execute a single command script using the wt-w0 new-tab command, follow these steps:

1. Open the Windows Terminal application.
2. Type wt-w0 new-tab and press Enter to create a new tab.
3. Type the path to your batch script file and press Enter to execute it.

Creating a New Tab and Executing Multiple Command Scripts

To create a new tab and execute multiple command scripts one after another, you can use the call command in your batch script file. Here's how:

Step 1: Create a batch script file with multiple commands

Create a new batch script file named multiple_scripts.bat with the following content:

@echo off
 call script1.bat
 call script2.bat
 call script3.bat

Replace script1.bat, script2.bat, and script3.bat with the paths to your actual script files.

Step 2: Create new tab and execute the master batch script

To create a new tab and execute the master batch script using the wt-w0 new-tab command, follow these steps:

1. Open the Windows Terminal application.
2. Type wt-w0 new-tab and press Enter to create a new tab.
3. Type the path to your master batch script file and press Enter to execute it.

In this article, we learned how to create a new tab in Windows Terminal and execute multiple command scripts one after another using a master batch script file and the call command.

References

• call Command
• Using Windows Terminal