This is essentially a duplicate of this question, with the difference that the answer given does not seem to work. I also want to use a batch script to change the directory, but the given answer does no work:
cd /C C:\Users
The specified path is invalid.
What am I missing?
cd /C c:/Users does not work for me either
But
cd /D c:\Users
...works fine, as described here: How to change current working directory using a batch file
Syntax:
CD [/D] [drive:][path]
CD [..]
Related
Create a bat file to move to a specific directory and output (echo) all files listed?
My current setup:
cd %CD%\src\main\orders
echo %dir%
I need to apply the following:
Extend upon the current directory; \src\main\orders is the
extension.
Then print the files listed in the full path / directory.
Any ideas?
Thanks
A single batch-file/cmd line seems capable of doing what you've laid out in your question.
#CD /D "src\main\orders" 2>NUL&&Dir /B/A-D
Open a Command Prompt window and enter both CD /? and Dir /? to find out how those two commands are used.
You can remove the first character, # if running the command from the Command Prompt.
In Powershell, you could do this:
Get-ChildItem -Path "PATH TO DIRECTORY"
If you want to view files in subfolders, add the -Recurse switch
Hi presently I am using command prompt frequently. Every time I need to access different folders of different drives so I need to change drive and directory at the same time For this I got a solution:
C:> CD /D D:\JAVA it's working fine. But why we are using "/D"
So please explain me why we are using /D.
CD /D ... changes the current drive in addition to changing folder.
Source CD Change Directory - Select a Folder (and drive)
Syntax
CD [/D] [drive:][path]
CD [..]
Key
/D : change the current DRIVE in addition to changing folder.
...
Changing the Current drive
Enter the drive letter followed by a colon.
C:> E:
E:>
To change drive and directory at the same time, use CD with the /D
switch.
C:> cd /D
E:\utils E:\utils\>
cd /? Will answer that for you.
The alternative to cd /d d:\java is d: then cd java. If you then changed to another drive (say C:) and ran dir d: you would still see the contents of the java directory. i.e. The OS remembers what directory each drive is currently looking at. Likewise you can just run C:>cd d:\otherDir c:>dir d: and see the contents of otherDir.
By using the command -
CD [/D] [drive:][path]
on cmd it means to jump to a different directory where /D simply means to jump to another directory. This command also gives freedom in using different drives unlike the cd [drive:][path] command.
By using the above command it is also possible to move to the same previous working directory in a specific Drive just by writing Drive name followed by a colon. For eg:
C:\Users>cd /D G:\FUN
G:\FUN>C:
C:\Users>
I have some .bat files that I run from the local directory (e.g. C:\Users\pozna001). However, when I try and change the directory to a data drive using cd F:\nrcs_project to run the .bat files from a different location, I see that the command prompt does not recognize the cd command. How can I change the directory in the command prompt so that I can run these .bat files from a different drive (i.e. a data drive connected to a server)?
CD /D F:\nrcs_project
Use the /D switch to change current drive in addition to changing current directory for a drive.
If you need to go from a device to another (in your case from C:\ to F:\, you need to type F: before/after you entered your cd command, so it will go on the F device. Otherwise, you can use the /D parameter of the cd function.
So to sum up,
$C:\Folder> F:
$F:\>cd F:\whatever
$F:\whatever>...
or
$C:\Folder> cd F:\whatever
$C:\Folder> F:
$F:\whatever>...
or
$C:\Folder> cd /D F:\whatever
$F:\whatever>...
You first need to type F: to change to the F:\ drive, then you can use the CD command
Or you can use the /D switch to do it all in one shot:
CD /D F:\nrcs_project
the command will look like following:
F: && cd nrcs_project
Both solution above are correct.
The fastest is:
cd /d f:\nrcs_project
But you could change drive first, then the directory.
Use cd /? and it will show you all params.
you can also use:
pushd "F:\nrcs_project"
this will allow also to return to the previous direcotry with popd
Mind that it is a good practice to enclose paths with double quotes in case of special characters,spaces and so on..
I am cd ing to a directory inside a windows .cmd file, but this file has various return points,
how do I make return to the original directory without saving the original directory and returning to it explicitly at every return point in the script.
I think is has something to do with scope....?
Use PUSHD and POPD.
C:
CD \
PUSHD C:\Windows
POPD
Just add another level of indirection. Instead of original_script.cmd, run this:
PUSHD
CALL original_script.cmd
POPD
How can we change the path of a batch file (.bat) ?
I've got a feeling it is about changing the current working directory.
To do that, use the command cd to change current working directory.
#echo off
C:
cd C:\Windows\System32\
If you change both the current drive and the current directory you'll need the /D switch:
cd /D D:\Foo
as in adding a temporary extra path to %PATH%?
try:
set path=%PATH%;c:\folder
where c:\folder is what you want to add
if you want a permanent path set use a tool called "setx"
otherwise you could call something directly without using CD etc using something like "c:\folder\program.exe"
Firstly, make sure you change the drivename to.
then use cd command
c:
cd "c:\windows\"
cd /d d:\foo
or, if you want to jump back to the source directory
pushd d:\foo
with
popd
you switch back to the directory before the pushd
Are you talking about changing the path of a command within the batch file? If yes then pass the path as an argument.
Hope I understood your question.