run-and-wait

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# $@: A command to run.
#
# Runs the command and waits for a user to press a key before exiting.

i=1
length=0
for element in "$@"; do
    if [[ ";" == "$element" ]]; then
        "${@:i:length}"
        ((i += length))
        ((i++))
        length=0
    else
        ((length++))
    fi
done

if [[ "$length" -gt "0" ]]; then
    "${@:i:length}"
fi

echo "Press any key to continue..."
read -n1