Line end escaping with ^ expression can break next line parsing

[andry81]

Issue:

cmd.exe /c echo ^
"123" ^
echo 456

Result:

"123"
456

Workaround:

cmd.exe /c echo^
 "123" ^
echo 456

Result:

"123" echo 456

Note

Operator () does not have the issue and can be used instead of ^.

[andry81]

Another case:

call; & ^
"%COMSPEC%" /c echo 123 ^
echo 456

Result:

123
456

Workaround 1:

call; & ^
call; & "%COMSPEC%" /c echo 123 ^
echo 456

Result:

123 echo 456

Workaround 2:

call; ^
 & "%COMSPEC%" /c echo 123 ^
echo 456

Result:

123 echo 456

[andry81]

Another case:

if 1 EQU 1 ^
"%SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe" /c @echo "1 & 2"

Result:

"1
'2"' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Workaround 1:

if 1 EQU 1 ^
call; & "%SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe" /c @echo "1 & 2"

Result:

"1 & 2"

Workaround 2:

if 1 EQU 1 call; ^
 & "%SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe" /c @echo "1 & 2"

Result:

"1 & 2"