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How to get a Unicode-supporting font for Windows 7 command-line?
I've pointed the command-line to the right codepage (chcp 65001), but there's a lot of Unicode
characters that Consolas and Lucida Console can't show. Specifically, I want the printable IPA ...
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Non-alphanumeric character folder name auto-completion problems
I have been working with Windows 7's command line and have some folders that begin with non-alphanumeric characters. When I try to use tab completion to complete the folder name, the initial character ...
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Powershell vs. vbs vs. bat
I need to configure few Windows 7 machines (with a wide variety of tasks - from setting up screensaver, disabling services, adding task schedule entries to setting up IPsec/firewall rules).
Since it'...
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How to edit the content in cmd.exe?
With cmd.exe, when something's wrong with what I typed? What edit option can I do? I can use arrow key to move cursor one by one, but it would be great if there's a key for
Move the cursor to the ...
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Windows 7 Command Prompt drives not available
I have the opposite problem compared to the author of this question:
Hard drive access denied from Windows Explorer (but works from command prompt as Admin)
I can see all the drive letters for a ...
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How to convert an IIS folder to an application?
When I want to convert a folder to an application, I proceed as below screenshot.
I'm looking for script to do this from a batch-command/.bat-file. Is it possible?
If it is, please share. Thank you!...
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Can I browse windows 7 libraries from the command prompt?
If I am at a Windows 7 command prompt is there any way that I can navigate to one of my libraries?
e.g. something like
cd libraries:\code
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Developer oriented Windows command shell with bookmarks?
I'm looking for a command shell in Windows 7 ala Powershell that allows me to have bookmarks and such, so I can start a shell in a specific directory, remember command history, have completion for ...
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create a list of files and folders inside of a folder via cmd and outputting it in a .txt
I need to create a list of files that is in a certain folder, and then outputting it in a .txt file and put it on my desktop. Is this possible with CMD and if so, how can I do this?
Windows 7 Home ...
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Windows Media Center command line options?
Is there a command line interface to Windows Media Center in Windows 7. I have an SSH daemon installed on my media center box and would love to be able log in via SSH and get the list of upcoming ...
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is there any tool can give me 8-3 short name for a long directory name
For example, I want to know the 8-3 name for c:\program files(x86\test
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Commands to run function keys from command line?
Are there commands to invoke function key commands from a command prompt? I would like to script something that I can't find command line options for. Also, I don't want to install another app, like ...
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How to clone or copy running windows 7 to child partition
Is there anyway to clone partition to partition in windows 7 for free using some kind of command line tool so that i can set block size to increase speed
i google and found some tools like dd for ...
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Change Prompt to Short Path
If I am in command prompt (Windows 7), and I am in a directory with a very long name (ex: C:\Users\Oorang\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\My Project\My Project\bin\Release), is there a way to ...
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How to switch to having administrative privileges [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
is there any 'Sudo' command for windows ?
I was wondering how to switch to having administrative privileges in a command line window of Windows?
Is there any way ...
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in Windows Command Line Prompt, why do my python files open in vim instead of executing?
I seem to have edited some setting for windows command prompt in windows 7 and forgot.
[EDIT: it was just set as the default application for .py files in windows explorer. Dennis answered it below]
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How do I change the contents of the command prompt?
How can I permanently change the contents of the command prompt under Windows 7? I know about the prompt command, and the content options, but I'm not sure where to save the custom prompt so that it's ...
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Having new environment variable by forcefully applying the new environment variable?
When I change environment variable, I just reopen the terminal to have the new environment variable.
When I install the Rocket Dock, and drag & drop the terminal, the environment doesn't seem to ...
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Command-line OCR in Windows 7
What are some command-line OCR utilities that will work in Windows 7 64-bit?
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On Windows 7, how do I fix my cmd.exe icon and remove cruft from the jumplist
When installing drivers for my Gigabyte motherboard, I installed a "Games" link which ran from a batch file. This was pinned to the taskbar by default.
As a result, it changed the icon for cmd.exe to ...
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remember history in cmd.exe?
Is it possible to remember the command history in CMD.EXE (Windows 7), between sessions?
Or is there some enhancement/wrapper/replacement which has this (basic IMO) feature?
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How to check the error code after a console program exits
After a program exits from command line, how can I check the exit code?
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How can I stop/start a java application from the command prompt?
I've got a Java application, that I startup from the command prompt using a .bat file, contents look as follows :
cls
rem Starting app
set CLASSPATH=.;.\lib\
title App1 starting
java app/StartMe
It ...
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How do I escape the string \" for command line in Windows?
For a script that compiles LaTeX for me, I have to send the string \" to the command line, within a string delimited by ". Example:
>pdflatex "\IeC{\" o}"
How do I escape the " in the middle? If ...
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How to add a command line switch to a Windows 7 file assocation?
I want to add some command line switches when calling a program via File association in Windows 7. This used to be possible in Windows XP, but I can't see how to do it in Windows 7.
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Starting an elevated command prompt from a folder's context menu in Windows 7 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Easiest way to get right-click “Open command window here” with admin priveleges in Windows 7
Windows 7 will display an 'Open command prompt here' context menu item ...
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Is there a way in Windows 7 to create a shortcut to a command-line (console) application and leave the command window open?
There are a number of console type applications, e.g. ipconfig, that output information to the standard output.
The problem is that if I create a windows shortcut to them it runs the command and ...
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What is the command to set title for an image file in Windows 7?
I want to set the title of image files (view Properties - tab Details - Title textbox) to be their filenames by running a command from command line. How can I do this?
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Can I pin a cmd/batch file to command prompt on the Windows 7 taskbar? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
How to pin either a Shortcut or a Batch file to the new Windows 7 Taskbar?
Windows 7 CMD.exe jumplist possible?
Hey all, just wanted to ask quick if anyone knows how to do ...
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How to set the default command prompt properties in Windows 7?
I have a command prompt shortcut which I customized to have a different font, etc. than the default. It works well, but when I start a batch file with the task scheduler then it uses the default ...
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how to fix firefox command line arguments launched by the start menu's search box?
Another little, but annoying and not understandable issue on my computer:
If I use the start menu's search box to launch firefox with command line arguments (e.g. -p -no-remote) but without its full ...
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How can I run a IE window without tabs and menus?
Is it possible to run from the command prompt an Internet Explorer window which does not contains tabs and menus (popup window)?
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What is the WMIC command, and how can I use it?
Someone on an IRC network was asking for the CMD command to "index a folder". Turned out he meant the "TREE" command.
Anyway, while looking over the list of existing commands, I noticed something ...
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When I start command prompt w/ administrative rights, the "Start in" location is igored. Any way to avoid this? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Windows 7 Administrator Command Prompt “Start in” Path
I have it set to c:\myfolder. If i click Start->Command Prompt it opens a console window started at c:\...
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Enable compatibility mode for command prompt in windows 7
I wanted to do something as simple as creating a link to run command promt as an administrator. So I created the link, but when I right-click>Properties>Compatibility all options are grayed out, and I ...
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