How to auto close cmd after it has finished executing?

[newcod3r]

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note I'm not asking about silent execution, but how to know when cmd has completed and thus can exit by itself.

[Masonjar13]

Assuming you're typing this out, just add & exit to the end of the command.

[newcod3r]

that's easy. Thank you!

[garry]

also : run,%comspec% /c , means close DOS window after command finished , %comspec% /k , keep DOS window
an example

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#warn
#NoEnv                       ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
SendMode Input               ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
SetKeyDelay, 80, 10
e4x=
(Ltrim join&&
@echo off
echo date=
date /t
echo time=
time /t
cd\
)
title2=DOS_TEST
run, %comspec% /T:0A /k "title %title2%&mode con lines=4000 cols=120&%e4x%,,,pid2
WinWait, ahk_pid %pid2%
WinMove, ahk_pid %pid2%, ,1,1,,                           ;- move DOS window to the defined position
WinWaitactive, ahk_pid %pid2%
SendInput {text}ver`n
sleep,1000
controlsend,ahk_parent,{text}dir`n,ahk_pid %pid2%
ControlSend,ahk_parent,{text}@echo Quit this DOS in 6 seconds`r,ahk_pid %PID2%
sleep,6000
ControlSend,ahk_parent,{text}exit`r,ahk_pid %PID2%                ;-- quit DOS after 6 seconds
return