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Node wont run from cmd unless the .exe extension is added
So this is a very weird one. Let me start by saying that things used to work fine.
I installed Node a few days ago and once complete I opened a command prompt (On Windows 10), I entered node --version ...
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What does the start command actually do? [duplicate]
Suppose I want to launch a program from the cmd (or windows powershell). If i simply type the name of the executable of course nothing starts, as my shell does not know where to find the .exe that I ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Windows 10 Environment Variables: why does variable replacement not work?
On Windows 10 Pro:
I just downloaded and installed (i.e. unpacked) the latest Maven version into a directory in preparation of an upcoming development project. Then - as instructed - I defined me two ...
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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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pip command error during installation of requirements.txt
When I run the command py -2.7 -m pip install requirements.txt, I'm getting the error
but I have already upgraded it
but I'm still getting error in installing requirements.txt.
When I use the ...
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Why some libraries are loaded only under administrator privileges?
On Windows, I have an executable that depends on some third-party libraries.
If I try to run it under cmd, an error windows appear saying "program can't start because some_third_party_library.dll is ...
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Windows: Remove file type from path completion
I've got an issue with my cmd environmental variables autocompletion (with TAB). For some reason, I'm getting suggestions for .dll .png and all other nonsense I don't care about. How do I exclude ...
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