How to force `findstr` to ignore `Cannot open` returns
You can make use of 2>nul: This will pipe the standard-error stream to null (read more), thus only matches are displayed.
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Moving file using cmd?
To move a file, you use the move command. I put quotes around the source and target in case you’re one of those people who has spaces in their username for some reason (and the target needs them anyway for the spaces in “Start Menu”). From the output of move /?:
“rm -rf” equivalent for Windows?
RMDIR or RD if you are using the classic Command Prompt (cmd.exe): RMDIR [/S] [/Q] [drive:]path RD [/S] [/Q] [drive:]path /S Removes all directories and files in the specified directory in addition to the directory itself. Used to remove a directory tree. /Q Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to remove a directory tree with … Read more
“rm -rf” equivalent for Windows?
RMDIR or RD if you are using the classic Command Prompt (cmd.exe): RMDIR [/S] [/Q] [drive:]path RD [/S] [/Q] [drive:]path /S Removes all directories and files in the specified directory in addition to the directory itself. Used to remove a directory tree. /Q Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to remove a directory tree with … Read more
‘Pip’ is Not Recognized as an Internal or External Command windows 10 CMD
Im trying to import numpy as np (im using VS2019 as the IDE) and I get the error “No module names ‘numpy'”. So I tried going to the windows cmd and did pip install numpy and I get the error: “‘Pip’ is Not Recognized as an Internal or External Command.” I tried watching this video, and have located my Python3 folder (I cant … Read more
Windows equivalent to UNIX pwd
This prints it in the console: or paste this command in CMD, then you’ll have pwd:
How do I test if Python is installed on Windows (10), and run an exe to install it if its not installed?
All of the comments guided me to the right way to do it. I used this great working code:
BCP error “Unable to open BCP host data-file”
From the error I take, that the data file cannot be opened: I think, you have to add a filename behind the \Desktop. Desktop is an existing directory and cannot be opened as file … And – btw – it might be necessary to add -S Servername… UPDATE Found this here Whenever I get this message, it’s because of one … Read more
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect inside batch
The single quotes do not indicate a string, they make it starts: ‘C:\ instead of C:\ so %name% is the usual syntax for expanding a variable, the !name! syntax needs to be enabled using the command setlocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION first, or by running the command prompt with CMD /V:ON. Don’t use PATH as your name, it is a system name that contains all the locations of … Read more
How to “comment-out” (add comment) in a batch/cmd?
The rem command is indeed for comments. It doesn’t inherently update anyone after running the script. Some script authors might use it that way instead of echo, though, because by default the batch interpreter will print out each command before it’s processed. Since rem commands don’t do anything, it’s safe to print them without side effects. To avoid printing a command, prefix … Read more