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Why unload variables in Windows batch files
Is it considered necessary or good practice to unload variables used in Windows batch files?
For example in the following code, is the set myFolder= at the end necessary?
@echo off
set myFolder="C:\...
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Set and print content of environment variable in cmd.exe subshell?
Consider this example, where I start a new "sub" instance of cmd.exe, and then try to set a new environment variable in it, and then check if it has the proper value set (this is in cmd.exe of Windows ...
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WMIC output property value without property name
I'm entering something like that
Desktop>wmic environment where(name="PATH" and systemVariable=FALSE) get variableValue
VariableValue
xxx
But I don't want VariableValue to get into output. I want ...
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Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature is not recognized in Windows 10
When I try to run Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature windows throws ''Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.'
I am running ...
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How do I keep each PATH entry only once?
I have just tried to add something to my PATH and realized it grew out of proportions because of duplicates:
C:\Users\user>setx Path "%Path%;C:\Python34"
WARNING: The data being saved is truncated ...
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Using setx to append to user PATH
My attempt:
setx PATH "%PATH%;%~dp0"
How do I do this without everything in system PATH getting duplicated in user PATH?
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Using a system variable with spaces without truncating prematurely
I need to do something similar to this:
dir > %USERNAME%.txt
But what I get is that if the filename has a SPACE(" ") in it, then the name is cut there.
I know that if I do this:
set tmp=%...
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Write multi-line variable to .txt (CMD, NO .bat)
I'm successfully splitting %PATH% into multiple lines like this
set t=%PATH:;=^&echo.%
then this displays each path in new line nicely, just as I want:
echo %t%
However when I want to write ...
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How do I persist windows variables set in a CMD file?
in windows I would like to have a cmd script that I can run which sets an environment variable. The variable should still be set after the script executes. The variable is a token of sorts and is ...
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PATHEXT environment variable not working
I want to use gcc on Windows, so someone gave me a MinGW folder. I put the D:\software\MinGW\bin\ folder in my PATH. But when I open a new CMD and type gcc, I get
'gcc' is not recognized as an ...
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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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Name "wmplayer" is not recognized as an executable file
I cannot run wmplayer from either cmd or PowerShell. My OS is Windows 7 64 bit. I can do it using
start wmplayer
but I cannot use parameters. Please, help me to handle it.
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What is the default value of the PATHEXT environment variable for Windows?
What is the default value for the PATHEXT environment variable for different versions of Windows? Or even better: How can you reliably determine the original default system value for PATHEXT on a ...
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batch current directory when starting as administrator
Background:
I like to have my computer clean. Especially I don't like programs and services starting with my windows, but I still want to use all my programs without having to manually start ...
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How can I set a dynamically evaluated environment variable for Windows' Command Processor (cmd.exe)?
The Windows command processor (cmd.exe) supports environment variables like USERNAME and USEPROFILE. The value of these variable is always the same after they have been set. But if I execute echo %...
