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> Using a batch file does not change the command-line length
> limitations in any way.

Ah, but using a Makefile does!  Try this:

---- \/ foo \/ ---
#!make -f
.PHONY: command
command:
	@echo long command line
---- /\ foo /\ ----

Then, "make -f foo".  You can put *that* in a batch file, or if you're
running bash, you should be able to just run "./foo" ("./" optional if
PATH includes ".")  and it should use the first line to figure out
what to run.

You can even have "foo" accept parameters to choose which command to run:

---- \/ foo \/ ---
#!make -f
.PHONY: command bar
command:
	@echo long command line
bar:
	@echo second line
---- /\ foo /\ ----

then "foo" runs the first line, and "foo bar" runs the second.