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How can I execute a command inside a command on command prompt

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  • 17-03-2006 12:15am
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    bazcaz
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    Is there a way to execute a command inside a command on command prompt in windows

    specifically i will have a path written to a file and I would like be able to execute a cd command to open that path something like

    cd type path.txt

    where the type path.txt command executes first and then cd runs on that


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    optiplexgx270
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    batch file? otherwise piping


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    bazcaz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 201 ✭✭bazcaz


    cd | type path.txt

    just prints the contents of the file way am I doing wrong??


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    optiplexgx270
    Registered Users Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭optiplexgx270


    thats the wrong way round for a start u could use a batch file


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    To list all the files in the windows dir with an E in their name

    dir > dir.txt & find /i "e" dir.txt > e.txt & notepad e.txt


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    Hobbes
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    What are you trying to do exactly? Are you trying to store that path so you can go back there at a later date?

    If so do something like this..
    :We are at start directory
pushd workdir

:We are in the workdirectory and have stored the start directory.
:** Do work here..

:popd

:We are now back in the start directory.

    If you must go with a file method then this should work.. 
    :create the path.txt file. 
cd > path.txt 

:This will change directory to the path listed in the file.
FOR /F "tokens=1" %v IN (path.txt) DO cd %v


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