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how to find out what shortcut is used for a application by start command in cmd windows? [duplicate]
How does application (any) make its shortcut for launch in installation? For example c:\>start calc will launch windows calculator, but I have no idea where is located the executable calc.exe and ...
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How can I run a batch file in an isolated environment? [closed]
Changes to the environment made by a batch file persist in the calling cmd.exe's environment.
Assume set.bat:
SET MYVAR=42
Then in cmd.exe, I type and see:
C:\Users\Me>.\set.bat
C:\Users\Me>...
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Why clearing PATH in windows CMD prompt makes it close immediatly?
Consider these 2 versions of a cmd script.
First Version (overrides PATH)
set PATH=%USERPROFILE%.cargo\bin;%USERPROFILE%.rustup;
%~d1
cd "%~p1"
call cmd
Second Version (add some path to ...
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%PROMPT% variable resolved differently if set directly in CMD or by Windows variables tool
When trying to customize my command prompt I faced a strange behaviour:
from the CMD the line
SET set prompt=$D $T$H$H$H$_%USERNAME%@%COMPUTERNAME%$_$P$G
works as expected:
28/05/2020 12:02:15
DDS@...
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Windows: How to save a variable -(input: path) to text file
I'm trying to save a variable to text file, but i'm failing:
:folder
echo. && echo Where is your folder ?
set /p userinputpath = Type input[Drive][Path]:
echo "%userinputpath%" >> ...
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Windows 10 command prompt is not recognizing any basic commands
I have read forums, but have not found anything useful about what to do, with someone suggesting it might be with my PATH variable, but I don't know how to fix that.
Output of ipconfig:
Output of ...
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Python and Perl not recognized in cmd even after adding in environment
It was fine yesterday, but it suddenly stopped working today.
Both my perl and python were not recognized in cmd. I read as much as i can online for the answers and follow the instruction. I have ...
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impossible to open .bat files by double clicking: can't find file [duplicate]
My problem is that when i double click a .bat file it doesn't get opened by cmd and i get this error message:
"Windows cannot find 'C:\users\ (my name)\Desktop\test.bat'. Make sure you typed the ...
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How Does py Launch Python3 on Windows Command Prompt
Im trying to understand how python get's launched from the command prompt with the "py" syntax. From my understanding, an environment variable is created, allowing python.exe to be executed from the ...
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WMIC Output Result Without Property Name
I'm entering this line:
wmic /OUTPUT:D:\DriverVersion.txt path win32_VideoController get driverversion
The txt file has two lines in it:
VariableValue
XX.XXX.XXX.XX.X
But I don't want ...
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How to add to SYSTEM "PATH" environment variable in windows 10 via cmd, not to user's one?
By using setx "%path%;c:\whateverFolder I just copy system path variable to users one, therefore duplicating it, and only after it the required folder is added. Is it possible to add it to SYSTEM path ...
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system variable not set on remote machine by psexec
Need to set-up system variable on remote machine. Performing
psexec \\remote_machine cmd /c setx foo bar
got reply
Success: Entered value was saved
cmd exited on remote_machine with error code 0
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youtube-dl 'youtube-dl' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file
I have already added the path to environment path variable.
But when I tried to execute it through cmd . I am getting the error
'youtube-dl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
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Windows CMD reset PATH variable to default
I have a question that someone surely must have come across, but maybe I'm not using the right search terms.
I wish to reset the PATH variable in a command prompt to the default.
So, for example, I ...
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Setting an Environment Value in a FOR Loop [duplicate]
I wrote this code:
set list1=This,Is,A,List
set list2=
FOR %%c IN (%list1%) DO set list2=%list2%-%%c
I expected list2 to equal -This-Is-A-List, instead it equals -List. I have verified that it is ...
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