diff --git a/src/base/cmd/cmd.c b/src/base/cmd/cmd.c
index 80ba52612..d8ba90f58 100644
--- a/src/base/cmd/cmd.c
+++ b/src/base/cmd/cmd.c
@@ -1867,10 +1867,11 @@ int CmdCommandScrGenLinux( Abc_Frame_t * pAbc, int argc, char **argv )
     char * pWriteExt = NULL;    
     char   Line[2000], * pName;
     int    nFileNameMax;
+    int    fBatch = 0;
     int    c, k;
 
     Extra_UtilGetoptReset();
-    while ( (c = Extra_UtilGetopt(argc, argv, "FRCWEh") ) != EOF )
+    while ( (c = Extra_UtilGetopt(argc, argv, "FRCWEbh") ) != EOF )
     {
         switch (c)
         {
@@ -1919,6 +1920,9 @@ int CmdCommandScrGenLinux( Abc_Frame_t * pAbc, int argc, char **argv )
             pWriteExt = argv[globalUtilOptind];
             globalUtilOptind++;
             break;            
+        case 'b':
+            fBatch ^= 1;
+            break;
         default:
             goto usage;
         }
@@ -1952,7 +1956,7 @@ int CmdCommandScrGenLinux( Abc_Frame_t * pAbc, int argc, char **argv )
             char * pExt = strstr(pName, ".");
             if ( !pExt || !strcmp(pExt, ".") || !strcmp(pExt, "..") || !strcmp(pExt, ".s") || !strcmp(pExt, ".txt") )
                 continue;
-            sprintf( Line, "%sread %s%s%-*s ; %s", fAndSpace ? "&" : "", pDirStr?pDirStr:"", pDirStr?"/":"", nFileNameMax, pName, pComStr );
+            sprintf( Line, "%s%sread %s%s%-*s ; %s", fBatch ? "./abc -c \"":"", fAndSpace ? "&" : "", pDirStr?pDirStr:"", pDirStr?"/":"", nFileNameMax, pName, pComStr );
             for ( c = (int)strlen(Line)-1; c >= 0; c-- )
                 if ( Line[c] == '\\' )
                     Line[c] = '/';
@@ -1966,6 +1970,8 @@ int CmdCommandScrGenLinux( Abc_Frame_t * pAbc, int argc, char **argv )
                         Line[c] = '/';
                 fprintf( pFile, "%s", Line );
             }
+            if ( fBatch )
+                fprintf( pFile, "\"" );
             fprintf( pFile, "\n" );
         }
     }
@@ -1975,13 +1981,14 @@ int CmdCommandScrGenLinux( Abc_Frame_t * pAbc, int argc, char **argv )
     return 0;
 
 usage:
-    fprintf( pAbc->Err, "usage: scrgen -F <str> -R <str> -C <str> -W <str> -E <str> -h\n" );
+    fprintf( pAbc->Err, "usage: scrgen -F <str> -R <str> -C <str> -W <str> -E <str> -bh\n" );
     fprintf( pAbc->Err, "\t          generates script for running ABC\n" );
     fprintf( pAbc->Err, "\t-F str  : the name of the script file [default = \"test.s\"]\n" );
     fprintf( pAbc->Err, "\t-R str  : the directory to read files from [default = current]\n" );
     fprintf( pAbc->Err, "\t-C str  : the sequence of commands to run [default = \"ps\"]\n" );
     fprintf( pAbc->Err, "\t-W str  : the directory to write the resulting files [default = no writing]\n" );
     fprintf( pAbc->Err, "\t-E str  : the output files extension (with \".\") [default = the same as input files]\n" );
+    fprintf( pAbc->Err, "\t-b      : toggles adding batch mode support [default = %s]\n", fBatch? "yes": "no" );    
     fprintf( pAbc->Err, "\t-h      : print the command usage\n\n");
     fprintf( pAbc->Err, "\tExample : scrgen -F test1.s -R a/in -C \"ps; st; ps\" -W a/out -E .blif\n" );
     return 1;