Depending on which OS you're using, if you are flexible, then CHOICE
can be used to wait on almost any key EXCEPT
enter
If you are really referring to what Microsoft insists on calling "Command Prompt" which is simply an MS-DOS emulator, then perhaps TIMEOUT
may suit your purpose (timeout /t -1
waits on any key, not just ENTER
) and of course CHOICE
is available again in recent WIN editions.
And a warning on SET /P
- whereas set /p DUMMY=Hit ENTER to continue...
will work,
set "dummy="
set /p DUMMY=Hit ENTER to continue...
if defined dummy (echo not just ENTER was pressed) else (echo just ENTER was pressed)
will detect whether just ENTER or something else, ending in ENTER was keyed in.