Is it possible?
If so, how?
Can it be done in CMD?
Existing shortcuts examples :
%appdata%
%temp%
%userprofile%
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1Those are environment variables, and yes you can create your own. A little Googling will go a long way here. Take a look at http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/156810/stack-overflow-question-checklist and ask a more specific question. – Mark Oct 10 '13 at 20:44
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I Googled fast, but apparently I didn't known that it was named an `environment variable`, thanks for the tip ;). Anyway, now this page will be indexed in Google with my title and tags, good thing. *Also, why did you commented instead of answering ? – Guillaume Chevalier Oct 10 '13 at 22:15
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`set /?` will give you a good starting point – Stephan Oct 11 '13 at 07:05
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I left a comment since I didn't figure "google it" was a particularly good answer (so not worth the reputation bump :-)), but since you just didn't know your search term, I've added a better fleshed-out answer to help out. – Mark Oct 11 '13 at 19:51
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These are environment variables and you can set your own, yes.
You can set them within a script or at cmd prompt with set, and you can make "global" environment variables by going to System Properties/Advanced and clicking the Environment Variables button. Variables added there will be available to all applications. If you have existing cmd windows open, though, they won't get the global variables - you will need to open new windows to make these variables available.
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1Also, we need to click `Ok` to close the `Environment Variables` window to apply changes – Guillaume Chevalier Oct 11 '13 at 20:09
