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Trying to replicate tar output format on windows 10
I've been managing data at my work for over 20 years and we've always used tapes written with the unix command tar. The biproduct of this is a tar table of contents that I store for reference when ...
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Accidental deletion of the System32 files in Windows
I accidentally executed the following command in cmd with administrative privilages in my c:\windows\system32 folder:
del *.* /f/q/s > nul
When I realized what was happening I quickly pressed Ctrl+...
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Corrupted Files Delete in Windows [duplicate]
I am preparing a file using shell script and while doing some tests, I added the pause> nul line into my sh file. Then I ran the sh file, but there was a file named nul on the desktop and I can't ...
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run an old program under Win10 64 bits with parameters
I need to run in compatibility mode 2 programs for MsDos:
quick basic (QBX.exe);
some program called HEOB which was created in quick basic (HEOB.BAS).
Normally I would create a *.bat program ...
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Running file from batch file
I am working in Windows 10.
This is my code saved in .bat file:
%windir%\System32\cmd.exe "/K" C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda3\Scripts\activate.bat C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Local\...
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Why does WinSCP use a .com binary for the CLI version and an .exe binary for the GUI?
I thought .com is an ancient form for executable, leftover from early MS-DOS days? Why do they use that today in WinSCP? And why only for the CLI version?
I tried asking this in their chat room, but ...
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Can't delete folder : 'The path is too long' error [duplicate]
I'm trying to delete an entire folder in an external drive with the rd command, but i'm receiving the error below :
The path
E:\2017_11_10\WWW201~1\myproject\NODE_M~1\GRUNT-~4\NODE_M~1\imagemin\...
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How to go to another network or host in Windows Command Line
Example, I have network 3 host namely RJMB , SOBRANG , GWAPO
currently I am in the host RJ..
What is the specific command to go to another host?
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Can you assign multiple drive letters to a drive, one for each partition?
By this I mean if I have two partitions on a drive, can I mount one as a separate drive letter and use the other as a boot for an os? I am not planning to dual-boot, I need a separate drive for my ...
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Windows 10 - move ALL sub-folders and their contents up one level
I have the following:
w:\encoded\mp4\movie-1
\title00.mp4
\title01.mp4
\title02.mp4
\movie-2
\...
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*NIX getopt alike for DOS
I want to write a DOS script with multiple optional option flags. I have to parse these optional options.
An example:
get_resolution.bat /?
get_resolution.bat /h input.jpg
get_resoltion.bat /v ...
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How do I move a series of files to a parallel folder structure in windows 10
I've a folder that has both image and video folders which I want to separate into separate folders based on the file type. I want this to be a script so that i can re run it when more files are ...
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The screen cannot be set to the number of lines and columns specified
Whenever I try and open cmd it flashes and just closes it itself after showing the below error for a split second.
The screen cannot be set to the number of lines and columns specified.
Tried the ...
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Access shared drive C: on Win 10 from MS-DOS 6.22
I need to use a shared folder on a Windows 10 Host from a MS-DOS 6.22 computer.
I can map the shared folder on MS-DOS but it behaves not as expected.
If I create a folder on Win10 c:\sharedfolder, I ...
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dualboot windows 10 and ms-dos 7.10
I'm trying to dual boot my Windows 10 which I have currently installed on drive C: with MS-DOS 7.10 which I did not have installed on drive S: labeled "doos".
I went ahead and made S: a FAT32 ...
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