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Determine the mapped network path from cmd window
I have a network drive - mapped to Z:\
Is there a simple command to know the full network path from cmd ?
I.e. if cmd shows Z:\ABC\, I had like a command to output \\networkDrive\MappedDir\ABC
net ...
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How can I widen the Windows 7 Command Prompt window?
How can I widen the Windows 7 command prompt window?
It's fixed at 80 columns in width and dragging the window edges won't let me make it any bigger than that.
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Where are the standard Windows prompt commands files?
If I type dir in the command line, I guess it executes a dir.exe hidden somewhere in the system. Is there such a file? Where is it?
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Windows 7 equivalent for ntrights.exe
What is an equivalent for ntrights.exe on Windows 7?
I need it to be able to be run from the command line.
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Why doesn't "cd D:" change the command context to D:? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Using cd Command in Windows Command Line, Can't Navigate to D:\
Every time I want to change directory context to another drive (D, E, F, or whatever..) on a Windows ...
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How to display/change the owner of a file on Windows 7
Is there a way to display the owner of folders and files from the command line in Windoews 7 command prompt?
Can you change the owner of a folder or file to some "arbitrary" user which is not your ...
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Tunnel adapters on ipconfig?
Hello I recently noticed unusual information in my IPCONFIG. Usually I only see Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection, but now I see Tunnel adapter isatap... and Tunnel adapter Teredo... I was ...
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Windows equivalent to xargs?
What would be the Windows 7 Equivalent for the following command?
find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i 's/ url \([^" >][^ >]*\)/ url "\1"/g'
I am trying to migrate Django 1.4 to 1.5
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List only files of a particular extension with the DIR command
On Windows, we can see directory content using the DIR command.
I want to know, how can one see the list of only those files which have particular extension, e.g I want to see list of all .txt ...
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Change Windows 7 file permissions from command prompt
How can I change Windows 7 file permissions using the command prompt?
I want to change permissions in program files, but cacls is not working for me.
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How do I change the Windows7 LAN proxy config from the command line?
In Windows 7, Is it possible to define/change the proxy config from the command line?
So, using the GUI, I would go:
Start → Control Panel → Network and Internet → Internet Options → Connections → ...
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Windows 7 - Open the Volume Control popup from the command prompt
I would like to open the Volume Control popup directly without using the mouse or keyboard. Currently, I am using AutoHotkey to press Win+B to focus on the system tray, Left to highlight the Volume ...
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Change Display Arrangement via Batch/Command Line on Windows 7
I want to change the Display Arrangement of my computer via Command line. I have 2 monitors set up, extending, and I want to change the monitors setup from Dual Display to Single Display and back via ...
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Why is "ipconfig" not recognized as an internal or external command?
Using Windows 7, on just one of my machines, typing in "ipconfig" no longer does anything.
Is there a reason for this?
My speculation is that it has something to do with java SDK installation / ...
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What is the edit command for 64-bit Windows 7?
I am using Windows 7 64-bit. I could not find a command that enables me to write a text file in the command prompt. Is there a command for this on Windows 7 x64? I tried edit but it is not supported ...
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