how to escape pipe symbol | in bat scripts?

Question

I need to echo commad usage like this in batch script named command.bat

command.bat on|off

I cant use

echo %0 on|off

I know I can use

echo "%0 on|off"

but it puts quotes along

Is there any other way?

paradroid · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-12 19:14:20Z

up vote 9 down vote accepted

Use a caret.

eg.

echo %0 on^|off

answered Apr 12 '11 at 19:14

paradroid
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cool ! thanks :) – Prashant Bhate Apr 12 '11 at 19:29

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