Windows command that recalls previously entered command-line commands, edits command lines, and creates command macros. Cannot be used in a batch file.
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Questions tagged [doskey]
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How to add a post-fix to a DOSKEY [CMD]
I would like a prefix to run a command but slightly differently, for example
openlink (opens the link)
Then I would like to be able to say open it 2 times by using a prefix, for example
openlink *2 (opens the link twice)
I would like the number to…
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Add single doskey command - Windows Registry
I'm working on a batch file, and I need to add this entry:
doskey wfreerdp="C:\Program Files\wfreerdp\wfreerdp.exe" $*
to this regkey:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor
I played with the options of reg add, but I simply cannot get it to…
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Removing quotes from doskey macro (export=set)
I'm trying to remove incoming quotes for a doskey macro that will let me use "export" as "set". Here's what I have:
doskey export=set $*
Except when I run with the following:
export VAR="value"
I end up with:
VAR="value"
vs what I…
Paul
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Print all existing doskeys
Windows uses doskey to do something like Unix's alias. To display all existing Unix aliases I can simply type alias with no arguments. However, on Windows, typing doskey with no arguments does nothing. How can I display all existing doskeys?
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The doskey command separator produces blank lines
The doskey command separator ($T) generates a blank line when the command produces no output.
C:\> set "a="
C:\> set "b="
C:\> doskey test=set…
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Run alias command from command prompt in new command prompt
So I've set up a file with some aliases for commands that I commonly use. I added it to the registry like in this answer.
I want to use this alias like so:
>cmd /k newalias
'newalias' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable…
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Setup windows doskey for echo > filename.txt
My goal is to setup doskey to imitate unix touch command as touch filename.txt
Without doskey I use echo . > filename.txt in the windows's command prompt
I successfully setup doskey touch=echo $* but I must use it as touch > filename.txt, I have…
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cmd alias for printing out sizeof folder cygwin
I currently try to figure out How exactly i can generate a Doskey Alias that allows Pipes.
I want to gather the foldersize in kB.
I have tried
alias dirsize=du -P -c -a -b $1 | grep total | awk '{print "Folder has: " $1 "kB"}'
But i simply get…
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Windows cmd executing multiple doskey macros with &&
In my Linux development environment I have become accustomed to building and deploying my code in one line commands, for example:
mvn clean package && ./deploy.sh localhost
I have written bash aliases that simplify this process, in my environment…
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windows cmd(clink) doskey, how to copy the current directory to clipboard, prepended by "cd"?
It is ok to do this in the command line:
C:\Users\ken.chen>echo|set /p=cd %cd%|clip
C:\Users\ken.chen>cd C:\Users\ken.chen
C:\Users\ken.chen\nuts\notes>echo|set /p=cd %cd%|clip
C:\Users\ken.chen\nuts\notes>cd C:\Users\ken.chen\nuts\notes
but the…
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How do I add a variable to a doskey command that will read the variable after it executes (not get the current variable)
I have this command:
doskey cd = cd /d $* ^&^& echo "You are in: "%cd%
doskey cd = cd /d $* ^&^& title %cd%
When I paste this in CMD it will set the current cd and not dynamically when I recall the cd from the doskey.
Current output:
C:\>doskey cd =…
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Windows BAT script for cp alias produces error
I wrote a file called cp.bat and the content of this file is: DOSKEY cp=COPY $* copy. I saved this file in c:\users\myname\aliases. I also added this path to my environment so cmd can execute it.
When I now type cp in my cmd the output is a strange…
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Text expansion in Cmder / ConEMU
A long time ago, I set my Cmder (ConEMU) to expand "~" to C:\Users\%USERNAME%.
Embarrassingly, I have forgotten how I did it.
Now I'd like to un-do it.
I've checked my alias files and ran "Multifind" searches in the /Cmder directory, but have not…
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use doskey to replace part of command
I want to run doskey macros one after other. Since
doskey a = "some big command"
doskey b = "other big command"
..
..
and a && b
does not work, I do
for /l %i in (1 1 1) do (
a
b
...)
I want to replace this using a small command like run (a b c…
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How do I set the value of multiple variables in a macro in batch?
I am writing a script template to install multiple MSI's, including error logging and a rollback function. It contains scriptblocks to store install and uninstall information of each MSI.
@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
:: Global…
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