Questions tagged [command-line-arguments]
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How do I start Chrome using a specified "user profile"?
I use the new built-in "Users" feature of Chrome to switch between Home/Work accounts easily. However, Chrome remembers the "last" user profile you had selected when launching new windows. This is a ...
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How do I find out command line arguments of a running program?
I'm looking for a tool or method to find out what command line parameters have been passed to a program, for example when it was run by another program (launcher-application scenario).
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How to add command line options to shortcut?
How can I add command line options to an executable in a shortcut in Windows XP?
For example in the shortcut properties in target I have:
"c:\path\to\exe\pogram.exe"
I want to add some options:
"c:...
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Why does "cd.." work in the Windows command line?
When typing cd.. without a space between cd and .. the Windows command prompt will happily switch to the parent folder. Is there an explanation for this behaviour? The command does not follow the ...
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How do I pass command line arguments to Dock items?
I'm attempting to follow the instructions for pinning startup tabs in Chrome. On OS X how do I add command line arguments to items that persist in my dock?
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How to start a program with command line arguments on Windows' cmd with 'start' command?
I need to start a program (virtual machine) in the background with a start command on Windows' 7 command line. Normally you would do this like that:
start /b cmd yourprogram
But I need to pass some ...
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Why are there short and long alternatives for command line options?
Most unixoid commands feature short and long alternatives for command line options, like ls -a and ls --all, or ls -A and ls --almost-all. Why do those two ways exist? One is shorter to type, the ...
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Bash: optionally passing arguments to a command
I'm trying to add arguments to a command call depend on another variable. Please look at the shell scripting code:
curl \
$([ -z "${title}" ] || echo --data-urlencode title=${title}) \
http://...
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How can I get a specific argument from a previous command in bash?
In bash, you can use !* to get all the arguments from the previous command. As an example, if you did cp /some/path /some/other/path and then did mv !*, the second command would be expanded to mv /...
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Nslookup command line with A record IP as sole output
I've found the following command to get your current public IP that works well from command line:
nslookup myip.opendns.com resolver1.opendns.com
I want to be able to run a command though that JUST ...
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Passing two arguments to a command using pipes
Usually, we only need to pass one argument:
echo abc | cat
echo abc | cat some_file -
echo abc | cat - some_file
Is there a way to pass two arguments? Something like
{echo abc , echo xyz} | cat
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How to create a file which is named like a command line argument?
I was wondering how to make a file named as a flag, e.g., if I wanted to make a folder named -a, what commands would do the trick?
I tried mkdir '-a', mkdir \-a, and neither worked. I'm on Ubuntu.
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What is the significance of the /admin switch in mstsc.exe?
What benefits/risks does the /admin switch for mstsc.exe confer? How is this different from logging in with an Administrator account, without the switch?
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How can I use two parameters at once with xargs?
I need to convert videos, but I don't know where are they, so I need to find them. How can I give the result and an output file name to FFmpeg with xargs?
I already found out that I can construct the ...
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How can I write space in Terminal on OS X?
I have a folder name with a space between words. I tried to use cd to move into that folder but it didn't work. How can I write space in Terminal on OS X? I tried following
MacBook-Pro:TestDrop ...
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FFMPEG cut for time range
I am using the below command for having 15sec - 45 sec range of music but sample.m4a file is starting from 15 sec to 60 sec. Am I using the wrong syntax or why it is so?
ffmpeg -ss 00:00:15 -t 00:00:...
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Linux "top -c" to show full command
What parameter can help me to display the full command using top -c?
For example, I have one of the oupput from top -c
5073 mysql 20 0 298m 12m 4668 S 0 0.0 29:27.46 /usr/sbin/mysqld -...
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What does "robocopy /NOOFFLOAD" do?
The windows tool robocopy has a command line switch /NOOFFLOAD. What does this switch actually do, and under what circumstances would I use it?
The documentation for the switch says
/NOOFFLOAD :: copy ...
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How to set a flag as default on an *.EXE file?
When I open Sumatra I need inverted colors by default. But even though I changed the shortcuts to: "/sumatraPDF.exe" -invert-colors the program runs without the flag when I double click a PDF file at ...
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Is there a difference between a command line flag and a command line option?
I am hearing these two terms interchangeably and I am wondering if there is any difference between them, like flags are for one letter options or flags are after a single dash.
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taskmgr.exe called with an argument by Windows 7
I noticed when I press Ctrl+Alt+Del and click Task Manager, Windows calls taskmgr.exe /3 as the command. Several websites claim the Task Manager has no command line arguments.
Why does Windows attach ...
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Is there a 'Restore session' command-line argument for Firefox?
I would like to make a batch script for Firefox that restores my last session upon launching the script. I found that I could do this rather easily in Chrome with the --restore-last-session argument. ...
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How to Retrieve Command Line Arguments
How can I view what command line arguments are passed to a running process on Mac OS X?
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List files with path using Windows command line
My folder structure in a drive is like this (in Windows):
Folder 1
Fd1
Fd2
Fd3
Fd4
Fd5
Folder 2
Fd1
Fd2
Fd3
Fd4
Fd5
This arrangement continues for 100s of folders. Inside Fd1 of each ...
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Multiple directories: Powershell equivalent of "mkdir dir{1..9}"?
What is the syntax to create multiple directories with PowerShells md (or mkdir, New-Item...) equivalent to the 'nix command mkdir ch{1..9} i.e.
~/parent_dir/
ch1/
ch2/
ch3/
ch4/
ch5/
ch6/...
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Unix tools: what if a file is named minus something?
I'm always wondering: most GNU/Unix tools take options in the form "minus something", sometimes followed by an argument. What if you got a file named minus something?
$ ls
-f
$ rm -f
$ ls
-f
$ mv -f ...
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How to pass a filename by drag-and-drop to a shortcut in Windows
I have a program program.exe and a document document.txt, and to open the document, I can drag document.txt onto program.exe. So far so good. Now I want to call it with a command-line parameter -param ...
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Passing command-line arguments to a windows batch script
I need to create a windows batch script where I need to pass a few command-line arguments. These arguments may appear in in any order, but the script should pick them up properly based on the argument ...
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(How) can I change the time until the screensaver kicks in from the command line?
As the title asks (Windows 7). (How) can I change the time until the screensaver kicks in from the command line? Is it even possible?
Normally I am happy with a 5 minute setting, but occasionally I ...
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How do you open mailx to read old mail when you have no new mail and view a list of old emails?
If you type mailx at the command line when you have new mail, it nicely shows you headers of your new mail and leaves you at a ? prompt where you can do mail commands. But if you don't have new mail ...
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What is the equivalent to --help or man page in Windows?
If I want to know what my options are for a Linux program then I'll do man program or program --help to find out. How do you do that on Windows?
I was reading about how to run a screensaver from the ...
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Is it possible to run multiple instances of OBS on Mac OS X?
I've read that using the -multi command will allow you to open multiple instances of OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) simultaneously. I tried adding the parameter via the command line, but it only ...
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Command line argument for running as another user on Windows?
Under windows .msi installer, if you specify a custom action to be run at an application's installation time, it will get run under the "SYSTEM" user. Can I trick it by passing a command line ...
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use FFMpeg to send BMPs to stdout
I see lots of examples using FFMpeg to make a video file from a set of images. I can also see how to do the opposite if I want individual files. However, I want the images to be pushed to stdout. This ...
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How do I set the group and affinity of a Windows executable from the command line
I have an executable foo.exe that I need to run concurrently 6 times on a multiprocessor setup where the first 3 instances will be assigned to cores in Group 0 and the next 3 instances will be ...
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Understanding executing PowerShell inside batch with parameters
I've been digging in this for a while, but I could not understand how this works. What I need is:
Be able to run a batch file
The batch file should have parameters
The parameters should be passed ...
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Recursive folder rename through command line
I have 500000 plus files in over 3000 directories and need to rename all folders called PHOTOS to Photos. I also need to Rename any Folders call Photos blah blah blah to be called just Photos. It ...
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Chrome: How to refresh tab if open, otherwise open new tab?
I'm opening a .pdf file from the command line in Chrome (Windows 7 64 bit). Every time the pdf file changes open the pdf to view it, but I don't want Chrome to open it in a new tab every time.
Is ...
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Pass parameters to program started with Runas
I am trying to start Performance monitor as different user. I found runas.exe but syntax for program arguments makes me go crazy.
The following syntax works:
C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /user:domain\...
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How to capture command line parameters for new processes? [duplicate]
I'm trying to capture the video conversion parameters passed onto the codecs in MediaCoder to learn how codecs pass streams onto other codecs. Is there a program that captures the command-line ...
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How to preserve white space in Bash arguments
I use the command:
cm1 cm2 arg1 arg2 'argument 3'
It first goes to cm1, which will then redirect arg1 arg2 'argument 3' to another file.
/usr/bin/cm1:
#! /bin/bash
# some script here
shift
cm2 $@
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How can I tell Emacs TRAMP to use specific arguments to ssh?
I'm trying to set up my Emacs TRAMP to access remote files via ssh, and I would like to add some additional arguments to the ssh command that tramp uses for connecting. Is there a way to do this?
I ...
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tabcal.exe command line switches
There is a utility on Windows 7 that allows you to do touch calibration, if you have a supported touch screen.
The executable is tabcal.exe and it's located in:
C:\Windows\System32
I'm look for a ...
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Differences in bash scripts between $@ and $*
Which are the differences between $@ and $* ?
For example I see no differences here:
#! /bin/bash
echo with star: $*
echo with at sign: $@
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What's Linux test -a command test for?
Please take a look at the following code,
snap=snapshot.file
touch snapshot.file-1
$ [ -a $snap-1 ] && echo yes
yes
What does the test -a command tests for here?
I tried info ...
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Pass a path with space to a batch file as a parameter
In first.bat, I use
var5=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\bin\x86_amd64\
CALL scripts\vc64.bat %var5%
And in scripts\vc64.bat, I use
SET var6=%1vcvarsx86_amd64.bat
CALL %var6%
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Passing Command Line Args to `open` on Mac
I am using the open command from the Terminal to open an app bundle and would like to pass a command line argument through to the underlying executable.
Is this possible with the open command?
The ...
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Is it possible to open a new tab in a specific container when using Firefox Containers?
I'm using multi-account containers in Firefox to keep my tabs separate from each other. I'm looking for a way to open new tabs in specific containers.
Using Cmd+T opens a new tab in a default ...
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7zip command line options for more information when synchronizing
In the 7zip command line options, is there some argument that can make 7z output the files ignored/deleted from the archive too? (files ignored by the option -uq0)
Example call:
"C:\Program Files\7-...
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OneNote 2016 Command-Line Open To a Page
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE" /hyperlink "https://onedrive.live.com/edit.aspx/Documents/Projects?cid=......"
Running the above shortcut should open the page ...
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