Tutorials - Hacks and Tricks

Wake up Neo, Simple Batch Practice

In this tutorial, we will make a simple batch file (filename.bat) in windows. What we are trying to make is the famous "Wake up, Neo..." scene in the Matrix movie.


With our .bat file, we will bring up a black window (command prompt) like the Matrix that will type "Wake up, Neo..." then 5 seconds wait, then it will write "The Matrix has you...", then 5 seconds wait, then it will type "Follow the white rabbit.", then it show up "Knock, knock Neo...".

For this tutorial we will use Notepad.

The commands we will use are:

• cls - This command will clear the screen.
• echo some words - it will echo (print on screen) "some words".
• ping localhost -n 1 >nul - This will ping localhost for 1 second which in our example it simply means wait for 1 second.

Now open Notepad and paste these commands in it.

@ echo off
color 2
echo W
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Wa
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Wak
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Wake
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Wake
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Wake u
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Wake up
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Wake up,
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Wake up,
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Wake up, N
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Wake up, Ne
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Wake up, Neo
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Wake up, Neo.
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Wake up, Neo..
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Wake up, Neo...
ping localhost -n 5 >nul

cls
echo T
ping localhost -n .5 >nul
cls
echo Th
ping localhost -n 1.9 >nul
cls
echo The
ping localhost -n 1.7 >nul
cls
echo The M
ping localhost -n 1.8 >nul
cls
echo The Ma
ping localhost -n 1.9 >nul
cls
echo The Mat
ping localhost -n 1.7 >nul
cls
echo The Matr
ping localhost -n 1.9 >nul
cls
echo The Matri
ping localhost -n 1.2 >nul
cls
echo The Matrix
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo The Matrix
ping localhost -n .5 >nul
cls
echo The Matrix h
ping localhost -n 1.3 >nul
cls
echo The Matrix ha
ping localhost -n .9 >nul
cls
echo The Matrix has
ping localhost -n 1.6 >nul
cls
echo The Matrix has
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo The Matrix has y
ping localhost -n .7 >nul
cls
echo The Matrix has yo
ping localhost -n .8 >nul
cls
echo The Matrix has you
ping localhost -n 1.7 >nul
cls
echo The Matrix has you.
ping localhost -n 1.9 >nul
cls
echo The Matrix has you..
ping localhost -n 1.7 >nul
cls
echo The Matrix has you...
ping localhost -n 5 >nul
cls

echo F
ping localhost -n .5 >nul
cls
echo Fo
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Fol
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Foll
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follo
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow t
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow th
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow the
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow the
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow the w
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow the wh
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow the whi
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow the whit
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow the white
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow the white
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow the white r
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow the white ra
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow the white rab
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow the white rabb
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow the white rabbi
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow the white rabbit
ping localhost -n 1 >nul
cls
echo Follow the white rabbit.
ping localhost -n 5 >nul

cls
echo Knock, knock, Neo.
ping localhost -n 5 >nul

Finally go to File -> Save as. Change "Save as type" to "All files" and type "Wake Up Neo.bat" in "File name" section. Now save this file on your desktop.

You're done. Take deep breath and run the file. :)