After typing lots of commands in windows, save them to a batch file quickly

copy con batchfilename.bat
After typing the command below, you will be greeted with nothing. press the up arrow to find the previous command you typed, press enter. repeat this as many times as you need, then hit CTRL-Z and press enter to save to the 'batchfilename.bat' file.

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By: JohnnyVegas
2020-04-17 20:26:05
windows cmd.exe
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Any thoughts on this command? Does it work on your machine? Can you do the same thing with only 14 characters?

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