diff --git a/reactos/base/shell/cmd/batch.c b/reactos/base/shell/cmd/batch.c
index 29e3091d9e7..5184b32dbaa 100644
--- a/reactos/base/shell/cmd/batch.c
+++ b/reactos/base/shell/cmd/batch.c
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ BOOL Batch (LPTSTR fullname, LPTSTR firstword, LPTSTR param)
         return FALSE;
     }
 
+    /* Don't print a newline for this command */
+    bIgnoreEcho = TRUE;
+
 	TRACE ("Batch: returns TRUE\n");
 
 	return TRUE;
diff --git a/reactos/base/shell/cmd/cls.c b/reactos/base/shell/cmd/cls.c
index 3519b439c0f..cbd5418a209 100644
--- a/reactos/base/shell/cmd/cls.c
+++ b/reactos/base/shell/cmd/cls.c
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ INT cmd_cls (LPTSTR cmd, LPTSTR param)
 	                           coPos, &dwWritten);
 	SetConsoleCursorPosition(hConsole, coPos);
 
-	bIgnoreEcho = TRUE;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/reactos/base/shell/cmd/cmd.c b/reactos/base/shell/cmd/cmd.c
index 1e6b03ff6c4..56b533d4865 100644
--- a/reactos/base/shell/cmd/cmd.c
+++ b/reactos/base/shell/cmd/cmd.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ typedef NTSTATUS (WINAPI *NtReadVirtualMemoryProc)(HANDLE, PVOID, PVOID, ULONG,
 BOOL bExit = FALSE;       /* indicates EXIT was typed */
 BOOL bCanExit = TRUE;     /* indicates if this shell is exitable */
 BOOL bCtrlBreak = FALSE;  /* Ctrl-Break or Ctrl-C hit */
-BOOL bIgnoreEcho = FALSE; /* Ignore 'newline' before 'cls' */
+BOOL bIgnoreEcho = FALSE; /* Set this to TRUE to prevent a newline, when executing a command */
 INT  nErrorLevel = 0;     /* Errorlevel of last launched external program */
 BOOL bChildProcessRunning = FALSE;
 DWORD dwChildProcessId = 0;
diff --git a/reactos/base/shell/cmd/console.c b/reactos/base/shell/cmd/console.c
index 3196cdb1afc..a910367be9d 100644
--- a/reactos/base/shell/cmd/console.c
+++ b/reactos/base/shell/cmd/console.c
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ VOID ConOutChar (TCHAR c)
 VOID ConPuts(LPTSTR szText, DWORD nStdHandle)
 {
 	DWORD dwWritten;
+    HANDLE hStdHandle;
 	PCHAR pBuf;
 	INT len;
 
@@ -167,12 +168,14 @@ VOID ConPuts(LPTSTR szText, DWORD nStdHandle)
 #else
 	pBuf = szText;
 #endif
-	WriteFile (GetStdHandle (nStdHandle),
+    hStdHandle = GetStdHandle(nStdHandle);
+
+	WriteFile (hStdHandle,
 	           pBuf,
 	           len,
 	           &dwWritten,
 	           NULL);
-	WriteFile (GetStdHandle (nStdHandle),
+	WriteFile (hStdHandle,
 	           _T("\n"),
 	           1,
 	           &dwWritten,
diff --git a/reactos/base/shell/cmd/dir.c b/reactos/base/shell/cmd/dir.c
index 52282cac2c3..5968fe4df7e 100644
--- a/reactos/base/shell/cmd/dir.c
+++ b/reactos/base/shell/cmd/dir.c
@@ -795,14 +795,14 @@ DirPrintFileDateTime(TCHAR *lpDate,
 	{
 		case 0: /* 12 hour format */
 		default:
-			_stprintf (szTime,_T("  %02d%c%02u%c"),
+			_stprintf (szTime,_T("%02d%c%02u%c"),
 					(dt.wHour == 0 ? 12 : (dt.wHour <= 12 ? dt.wHour : dt.wHour - 12)),
 					cTimeSeparator,
 					 dt.wMinute, (dt.wHour <= 11 ? _T('a') : _T('p')));
 			break;
 
 		case 1: /* 24 hour format */
-			_stprintf (szTime, _T("  %02d%c%02u"),
+			_stprintf (szTime, _T("%02d%c%02u"),
 					dt.wHour, cTimeSeparator, dt.wMinute);
 			break;
 	}
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ DirPrintNewList(LPWIN32_FIND_DATA ptrFiles[],	/* [IN]Files' Info */
     /* Print the line */
     if(lpFlags->bPause)
 	{
-		if (ConOutPrintfPaging(FALSE,_T("%10s  %-8s    %*s%s %s\n"),
+		if (ConOutPrintfPaging(FALSE,_T("%10s  %-6s    %*s%s %s\n"),
 							szDate,
 							szTime,
 							iSizeFormat,
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ DirPrintNewList(LPWIN32_FIND_DATA ptrFiles[],	/* [IN]Files' Info */
 			return ;
 	}
 	else
-		ConOutPrintf(_T("%10s  %-8s    %*s%s %s\n"),
+		ConOutPrintf(_T("%10s  %-6s    %*s%s %s\n"),
 							szDate,
 							szTime,
 							iSizeFormat,
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ ULARGE_INTEGER u64Temp;					/* A temporary counter */
 				}
 			}
 		}
-	}while(FindNextFile(hSearch, &wfdFileInfo));
+	} while(FindNextFile(hSearch, &wfdFileInfo));
 	FindClose(hSearch);
 
 	/* Terminate list */
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ ULARGE_INTEGER u64Temp;					/* A temporary counter */
 
 	/* Sort Data if requested*/
 	if (lpFlags->stOrderBy.sCriteriaCount > 0)
-		QsortFiles(ptrFileArray, 0, dwCount-1,lpFlags);
+		QsortFiles(ptrFileArray, 0, dwCount-1, lpFlags);
 
 	/* Print Data */
 	DirPrintFiles(ptrFileArray, dwCount, szFullPath, lpFlags);
diff --git a/reactos/base/shell/cmd/lang/de-DE.rc b/reactos/base/shell/cmd/lang/de-DE.rc
index e8e6ec5a9f0..ccb67621a39 100644
--- a/reactos/base/shell/cmd/lang/de-DE.rc
+++ b/reactos/base/shell/cmd/lang/de-DE.rc
@@ -196,12 +196,12 @@ Optionen k
 ""-"" vor einer Option setzt die Voreinstellung ausser Kraft, z.B. DIR /-W."
 
 STRING_DIR_HELP2, " Datenträger in Laufwerk %c ist %s\n"
-STRING_DIR_HELP3, " Datenträger in Laufwerk %c hat keinen Namen\n"
-STRING_DIR_HELP4, " Datenträger-Seriennummer ist %04X-%04X\n"
-STRING_DIR_HELP5, "\n     Gelistete Dateien:\n%16i Datei(en)% 14s bytes\n"
-STRING_DIR_HELP6, "%16i Verzeichnis(se)% 15s bytes\n"
-STRING_DIR_HELP7, "\n Verzeichnisse %s\n\n"
-STRING_DIR_HELP8, "%16i Datei(en)% 14s bytes\n"
+STRING_DIR_HELP3, " Datenträger in Laufwerk %c hat keine Bezeichnung\n"
+STRING_DIR_HELP4, " Volumeseriennummer: %04X-%04X\n"
+STRING_DIR_HELP5, "\n     Anzahl der angezeigten Dateien:\n%16i Datei(en)% 15s Bytes\n"
+STRING_DIR_HELP6, "%16i Verzeichnis(se), % 15s Bytes frei\n"
+STRING_DIR_HELP7, "\n Verzeichnis von %s\n\n"
+STRING_DIR_HELP8, "%16i Datei(en)% 14s Bytes\n"
 
 STRING_DIRSTACK_HELP1, "Speichert das aktuelle Verzeichnis für den POPD Befehl, und\n\
 wechselt dann zu den festgelegten Verzeichnis.\n\n\
diff --git a/reactos/base/shell/cmd/seta_test.cmd b/reactos/base/shell/cmd/seta_test.cmd
deleted file mode 100644
index bb26e59f41b..00000000000
--- a/reactos/base/shell/cmd/seta_test.cmd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-
-@rem the next line reexecutes the script without params if it was called with params, else we'll get false failures
-@if not "%1"=="" seta_test.cmd
-
-@rem the next two lines illustrate bug in existing if code
-if not "=="=="==" goto failure
-if "=="=="==" goto next1
-goto failure
-:next1
-if "1"=="2" goto failure
-if not "1"=="1" goto failure
-set /a a=1
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="1" goto failure
-set /a b=a
-echo.
-if not "%b%"=="1" goto failure
-set /a a=!5
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="0" goto failure
-set /a a=!a
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="1" goto failure
-set /a a=~5
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="-6" goto failure
-set /a a=5,a=-a
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="-5" goto failure
-set /a a=5*7
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="35" goto failure
-set /a a=2000/10
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="200" goto failure
-set /a a=42%%9
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="6" goto failure
-set /a a=5%2
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="5" goto failure
-set /a a=42^%13
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="423" goto failure
-set /a a=7+9
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="16" goto failure
-set /a a=9-7
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="2" goto failure
-set /a a=9^<^<2
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="36" goto failure
-set /a a=36^>^>2
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="9" goto failure
-set /a a=42^&9
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="8" goto failure
-set /a a=32^9
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="329" goto failure
-set /a a=32^^9
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="41" goto failure
-set /a a=10^|22
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="30" goto failure
-set /a a=2,a*=3
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="6" goto failure
-set /a a=11,a/=2
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="5" goto failure
-set /a a=42,a%%=9
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="6" goto failure
-set /a a=7,a+=9
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="16" goto failure
-set /a a=9,a-=7
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="2" goto failure
-set /a a=42,a^&=9
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="8" goto failure
-set /a a=32,a^^=9
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="41" goto failure
-set /a a=10,a^|=22
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="30" goto failure
-set /a a=9,a^<^<=2
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="36" goto failure
-set /a a=36,a^>^>=2
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="9" goto failure
-set /a a=1,2
-echo.
-if not "%a%"=="1" goto failure
-set /a a=(a=1,a+2)
-echo.
-if "%a%"=="3" goto success
-goto failure
-
-:success
-echo SUCCESS!
-echo.
-goto done
-
-:failure
-echo FAILURE! remove the echo off and see the last formula that executed before this line
-echo.
-:done