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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.

  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Run Notepad....
    Run Notepad.[1]
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Type the following lines of text in the Notepad screen:
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    • echo %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random%

      %random% %random% %random%.
    • goto start
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  3. Step 3 Click "File" and then "Save As."
    Save your file as a Batch file: "Matrix.bat".[3]
  4. How.com.vn English: Step 4 Run the batch file as administrator.
  5. How.com.vn English: Step 5 To enlarge screen right click on the command prompt.
  6. How.com.vn English: Step 6 Click on properties.
  7. How.com.vn English: Step 7 Click on Layout tab.
  8. How.com.vn English: Step 8 On the window size section, enter the resolution of your monitor.
  9. How.com.vn English: Step 9 Click ok to apply changes.
  10. Step 10 Type Ctrl+C and type "y" to terminate the program.
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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 MATRIXecho offcls:startecho %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random%goto start
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