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.
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I am writing this batch file which searches for specific a specific file. Now every time the code cd /D "%HOMEDRIVE%" is executed, it of course starts to search in that directory. But what I get is file not found.
I tried doing cd /D "%HOMEDRIVE% in the command line but it only replies where the cmd is run (e.g C:\Users\onlYUs)
How do I fix this? There is an environment variable named HOMEDRIVE whose value is C:. But it does not change to that directory. And by the way the reason why I needed that because if an instance that your homedrive is set to D: or E: it can still search for the file. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
You can't change to a directory without providing a path to a directory, and %HOMEDRIVE% only contains a drive letter. Without the backslash, it's the equivalent of typing C: at the command prompt, which only changes the drive.
You need to add the trailing path separator (backslash) to make it a directory path instead, because you're wanting to change to the root directory of that drive.
This does not work:
cd /D %HOMEDRIVE%
This does work (note the trailing backslash):
cd /D %HOMEDRIVE%\
An alternative way is pushd %HOMEDRIVE%\ which allows the batch to later popd back to the drive and directory that were initially current.
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 [..]
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
I have in the same folder a .bat and a .exe file.
I couldn't call the .exe file from the .bat unless I put the full absolute path to it.
Is there a way to don't specify the path?
Try calling the .exe with %~dp0, like this: %~dp0MyProgram.exe.
%0 contains the full path to the called .bat file.
~dp says to get the drive and path, including trailing \.
I solved this by changing the working directory using pushd at the start of the script and restoring is at the end of the script using popd. This way you can always assume the working directory is the same as the location of the bat file.
pushd %~dp0
ProgramInSameFolderAsBat.exe
popd
As Stephen C said, to properly support paths with spaces we can use:
start "%~dp0" "myfile.exe"
or with arguments:
start "%~dp0" "myfile.exe" -my_arguments