How to Create the Matrix Rain in Command Prompt

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Everyone loves the visual effect of the falling binary code "rain" in The Matrix. This article will teach you to create The Matrix rain in Command Prompt.

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    Run Notepad . [1]
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    • echo %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random%

      %random% %random% %random%.
    • goto start
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    Save your file as a Batch file: "Matrix.bat". [3]
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    I created the .bat file, but I want to open from cmd. How can I do that?
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    If you have clicked it and it has not opened itself, then save it again and name it. At the end of the name put .bat and then try.
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    Can this be done in Windows 7?
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    As long as you have a notepad or a similar application terminal or command prompt.
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    I've created my matrix batch file, but the cmd opens for just two-thirds of a second, and then the cmd closes. How can I fix this?
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    Try modifying your script to this: title MATRIX echo off cls :start echo %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% goto start
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      1. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help-in-notepad-4d68c388-2ff2-0e7f-b706-35fb2ab88a8c
      2. ↑ https://www.pcmag.com/news/7-cool-programming-tricks-inside-microsoft-notepad
      3. ↑ https://www.pcmag.com/news/7-cool-programming-tricks-inside-microsoft-notepad
      4. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/topic/alt-enter-switches-between-window-and-full-screen-d1b23daa-644d-3fbf-2f5e-c2c779584db5

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