Prefer use of first line @echo off vs. @ per line to turn off echo pe…

[daxgames]

Prefer use of first line @echo off vs. @ per line to turn off echo per line. - Cleaner file, no side efects

[jankatins]

Hm, interesting, I really wonder why this comment is in the start-ssh-agent script:

@REM Do not use "echo off" to not affect any child calls.

https://github.com/git-for-windows/MINGW-packages/blob/master/mingw-w64-git/start-ssh-agent.cmd#L1

"Calls in the script" vs "calls after the script exits and the cmd is available for user commands"?

[jankatins]

Just to make sure:

running this script and then runing a batch file without echo off will echo the commands?

I just tried to simulate that by calling echo off in the normal cmder windows and then a script, and it didn't work:

c:\data\external\cmder (where_is_git)
λ test.cmd

where /Q git.exe

if errorlevel 1 goto :VENDORED_GIT

goto :EOF

c:\data\external\cmder (where_is_git)
λ echo off
c:\data\external\cmder (where_is_git)
λ test.cmd
c:\data\external\cmder (where_is_git)
λ

[jankatins]

Ok, it seems this only affects the calls form the init.bat, not something which happens after:

c:\data\external\cmder (where_is_git)
λ cat test2.bat
where git
echo off
echo
c:\data\external\cmder (where_is_git)
λ cmd /k test2.bat

c:\data\external\cmder {git}{hg}
{lamb} where git
Der Befehl "where" ist entweder falsch geschrieben oder
konnte nicht gefunden werden.

c:\data\external\cmder {git}{hg}
{lamb} echo off
ECHO ist ausgeschaltet (OFF).

c:\data\external\cmder {git}{hg}
{lamb} echo
ECHO ist eingeschaltet (ON).

c:\data\external\cmder {git}{hg}
{lamb}

[daxgames]

Correct. It turns off echo for the duration of the current script.

I did the exact same testing.

[bondz]

This line should be out.