Following on from an answer to this question
For the Windows command prompt I can define aliases as follows:
#echo off
DOSKEY ns=npm start
DOSKEY nsr=npm run serve
I want to define an alias that will combine these two commands. I tried the following:
#echo off
DOSKEY nss=npm start && npm run serve
When I try to open the command prompt the window will open but the > prompt does not appear.
I think that the inclusion of && is causing a problem.
The command separator for DOSKEY is $T
For your example:
DOSKEY nss=npm start $T npm run serve
I looked at an answer to a question on superuser. The following approach resolved my problem:
#echo off
DOSKEY nss=npm start ^&^& npm run serve
My approach is to load the macros from a text file:
a.bat:
#doskey /macrofile=C:\%HOMEPATH%\bin\aliases.txt
and in the macro file, && works:
aliases.txt:
cl=cd /d $* && dir
Then if I type "cl bin" from HOMEPATH, it does "cd /d bin" and then "dir":
C:\Users\mike> cl bin
09/17/2020 09:27 AM 1,303 a.bat
09/30/2020 03:17 PM 886 aliases.txt
Try writing it as a batch file and then calling the batch file use the DOSKEY command
REM do_npm.bat
npm start
npm run serve
Then, run the DOSKEY command
DOSKEY npm=do_npm.bat
See if that works for you
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os.execute("start cmd /k cd C:/path/to/js/file/node index.js")
os.execute("start cmd /k cd C:/path/to/js/file/ & node index.js")
I need to execute a node.js script.
This does not work. Help me please!
You need to enclose the whole sequence of commands in quotes:
os.execute('start cmd /k "cd C:/path/to/js/file/ & node index.js"')
If the first command is cd you can move it into start /D option as Mofi pointed out.
This seems like it should be ridiculously simple but I cannot find the answer online or in these forums.
I want to run a command from a batch file, leave the command window open and end at a particular file location.
I can't seem to get both to happen in the same window. This is for a script to run an automated task everytime and leave the window open to run a 2nd task that has a variable input.
start cmd /k c:\users\test\desktop\dmiwtool1.1\win64\dmiwtoolx64.exe & cd c:\users\test\desktop\dmiwtool1.1\win64\
If I run either by itself, they work (runs the exe, ends at /desktop prompt), but in this sequence only the first runs.
this works here:
#ECHO OFF
START /b "" "path\program.exe" "parameter"
CD %UserProfile%\Desktop
Do not use setlocal in your Batch or put endlocal in the line before the CD command.
This should work:
start cmd /k "c:\users\test\desktop\dmiwtool1.1\win64\dmiwtoolx64.exe & cd c:\users\test\desktop\dmiwtool1.1\win64\"
If you leave out the quote marks, the start command and the cd command are run separately.
I'm trying to create a batch in Windows 7 that will open at least two Sikuli scripts in sequence. I've tried using the solutions found here and couldn't get them to work. This is the batch command I've used:
cmd /C C:\path\Sikuli\runIDE.cmd -r C:\path\Sikuli\all.sikuli
cmd /C C:\path\Sikuli\runIDE.cmd -r C:\path\Sikuli\sikuli_test.sikuli
I've also tried:
start /i /b /wait C:\path\Sikuli\runIDE.cmd -r :\path\Sikuli\all.sikuli
start /i /b /:\path\Sikuli\runIDE.cmd -r :\path\Sikuli\sikuli_test.sikuli
The first Sikuli script executes but the second one does not. The problem seems to be within Sikuli IDE opening in cmd, which once it initializes doesn't allow any more commands in the batch to execute as Sikuli's monitoring process takes over the cmd prompt.
start /wait will wait for the executable to exit before continuing. Remove the /wait switch and batch will proceed to your second command.
have you tried
cd C:\SikuliX && runScript.cmd -r C:\path\Sikuli\all.sikuli
cd C:\SikuliX && runScript.cmd -r C:\path\Sikuli\sikuli_test.sikuli
What I did is I have two batch files to call the sikuli files ("Dummy1.sikuli" and "Dummy2.sikuli").
And then I have a 3rd batch file that will call all other batch files.
Sikuli opens by using the command window, and this way both .sikuli files have a command window.
My examples are all located in:
C:\Dummy
Files located here:
Dummy1.sikuli
Dummy2.sikuli
Dummy1.bat
Dummy2.bat
RunDummies.bat
Dummy1.bat
#ECHO OFF
REM Run Dummy1.sikuli
C:\Sikuli\runIDE.cmd -r C:\Dummy\Dummy1.sikuli
Dummy2.bat
#ECHO OFF
REM Run Dummy2.sikuli
C:\Sikuli\runIDE.cmd -r C:\Dummy\Dummy2.sikuli
RunDummies.bat
#ECHO OFF
start cmd.exe /C Dummy1.bat
start cmd.exe /C Dummy2.bat
I am trying to switch to a directory using cmd and then execute a batch file
e.g.
cmd /k cd "C:\myfolder"
startbatch.bat
I have also tried (without success)
cmd cd /k cd "C:\myfolder" | startbatch.bat
Although the first line (cmd /k) seems to run ok, but the second command is never run. I am using Vista as the OS
Correct syntax is:
cmd /k "cd /d c:\myfolder && startbatch.bat"
ssg already posted correct answer. I would only add /d switch to cd command (eg. cd /d drive:\directory). This ensures the command works in case current directory is on different drive than the directory you want to cd to.
cmd cd /k "cd C:\myfolder; startbatch.bat"
or, why don't you run cmd /k c:\myfolder\startbatch.bat, and do cd c:\myfolder in the .bat file?
I can't see an answer addressing this, so if anyone needs to access a directory that has space in its name, you can add additional quotes, for example
cmd.exe /K """C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"" & powershell.exe"
From PowerShell you need to escape the quotes using the backquote `
cmd.exe /K "`"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat`" & powershell.exe"
Notice the escaped quotes
`"
inside the path string:
"`"C:\my path\`""
This will execute the proper command in cmd, i.e. the path surrounded with quotes which should work.
The example command above will initialise the MSVC developer command prompt and go back to PowerShell, inheriting the environment and giving access to the MSVC tools.
You can use & or && as commands separator in Windows.
Example:
cmd cd /K "cd C:\myfolder && startbatch.bat"
I give this as an answer because I saw this question in a comment and cannot comment yet.
cmd /k "cd c:\myfolder & startbatch.bat"
works, and if you have spaces:
cmd /k "cd "c:\myfolder" & startbatch.bat"
As I understand it, the command is passed to cmd as "cd "c:\myfolder" & startbatch.bat", which is then broken down into cd "c:\myfolder" & startbatch.bat at which point the remaining " " takes care of the path as string.
You can also use &&, | and || depending on what you want to achieve.
I have this command that i need to run
cd /d C:\leads\ssh & C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /E:ON /K C:\Ruby192\bin\setrbvars.bat
this opens the command prompt
but I need to run this command in the prompt
ruby C:\lead\leads.rb
which will fire off a script.....but i have no idea what to add to my bat file to do this
i tried the -f flag to tell it to run the command but no go....any ideas to what to do to make this run
cd /d C:\leads\ssh & C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /E:ON /K C:\Ruby192\bin\setrbvars.bat -f ruby C:\lead\leads.rb
pause
Try the following batch file:
#echo off
cd /d C:\leads\ssh
call C:\Ruby192\bin\setrbvars.bat
ruby C:\lead\leads.rb