How to run multiple commands in split mode?

Question

I needed to run the server and client console in a 'split mode'. The first attempt was:

w: && cd "w:\client"
npm run client

cmd -new_console:s
w: && cd "w:\server"
npm run server

In this case, only the first command is run.

Then I tried this approach:

start cmd /k w: && cd "w:\client" && npm run client
start cmd -new_console:s /k w: && cd "w:\server" && npm run server

No results at all.

Maybe someone has already faced such a problem?

`npm` is not an executable with file extension `.exe`. It is a batch file with file extension `.cmd`. For that reason a batch file which runs `npm.cmd` (write it always with file extension) needs to __call__ this batch file or Windows command processor never comes back to your batch file after finishing execution of `npm.cmd`. For more details on how to call a batch file from within a batch file see [this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/24725044/3074564) and see also [change directory command cd ..not working in batch file after npm install](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38676130/). — Mofi, Jan 21 '19 at 11:31
@Stephan, what about second command? It would not start until the first `npm run` exits, which is what I don't want to happen. — John Lenson, Jan 21 '19 at 14:57
ah - you want to run them parallel. `start "Client" /d "w:\client" npm run client` and `start "Server" /d "w:\server" npm run server`. See `start /?`. — Stephan, Jan 21 '19 at 15:00
Apparently "split view" and the command-line option "-new-console" is specific to cmder, for those among us who have never used it, such as myself. — Eryk Sun, Jan 21 '19 at 16:56

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 21 '19 at 15:26

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Ok, so I figured out how to run both processes, but not in a split view

cd /d "W:\client"
start npm run client

cd /d "W:\server"
start npm run server

Does any one know how open second process in a split view?

answered Jan 21 '19 at 15:26

John Lenson

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