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Why do i keep getting an java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: when running sbt?
I want to run a bot on windows. I'm trying to run sbt in cmd. I installed sbt and java 22 x64 MSI Installer. I ran sbt but i keep getting an error. I think maybe this has to do with java so i ...
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Terminal Powershell differences
When I type dir /A into terminal I get desirable output, but when I type the same to Powershell i get
dir : Cannot find path 'C:\A' because it does not exist.
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: ...
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Is there anyway to resume "stuck" cmd.exe in windows 10?
For a lack of a better description, look at this screenshot:
Sometimes, after an out of memory semi-crash, cmd windows remain in this state.
If I click on them, nothing happens.
(some of them work ...
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Windows - redirect stdout and stderr output to a file avoiding unsync
Following answer from this question I've found that using dir > a.txt 2>&1 to output stdout and stderr to a file might be unreliable as stdout and stderr appear to get unsynced sometimes. ...
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Packages being skipped when installing using winget sequentially
I have a bootstrap script which does a lot of things to setup a new Windows installation. It calls other scripts within that script, including this one which installs some packages using winget:
@echo ...
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Cannot delete file in Windows 10 [duplicate]
On Windows 10, there is a file [%UserProfile%\Videos\Lorem.mkv] that is less thant 9KB and I cannot delete it. The file belongs to me, I have permissions to it, there are no prompts for entering a ...
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Starting a program from the CLI with some File Properties Options activated
Start a program from the CLI with some File Properties Options activated
I want to start from the CLI automatically a graphical application with a File properties flag setted.
High DPI scalling ...
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Fairly new computer, windows 10 pro, not able to open cmd in a specific path by typing cmd in the address bar of file explorer
I used to be able to do this on my laptop. But now I have a desktop and when I try this, it just shows C:\>
instead of being in the path I want it to be in. I have no idea how to fix this or where ...
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Is there a difference between combining commands with & and running them one at a time?
Say I want to run multiple, computationally complex commands on Windows command line.
Does it makes a difference, performance wise, if I combine them with &:
doSomething1 & doSomething2 & ...
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How to paste encryption password for rclone's "crypt"
I'm trying to restore my rclone configuration and I have the original randomly generated encryption password and salt for one of my remotes. However, when setting this up in rclone on Windows, I can't ...
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Why does ping show received=5 while LAN cable is disconnected? [duplicate]
I am wondering why ping shows receiving packets even when the LAN cable is disconnected!!!
Step 0: Set IP address of Laptop manually in same subnet as Device IP address, same subnet mask, no gateway, ...
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Copy and rename batch file
1folder (cover.jpg)
2folder (cover.jpg)
3folder (cover.jpg)
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There are so many jpg file with same name cover.jpg in multiple folders.
I am trying to copy and rename all cover.jpg in another folder ...
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limit amount of virtual monitors created at startup (usbmmidd)
I've met a problem setting up a remote desktop - AnyDesk couldn't connect since remote computer had no monitor. And I've found a workaround - I've setup a virtual monitor with usbmmidd that adds a new ...
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Strange PSEXEC Output
Windows 2016 server from 2012.
Sometimes when I run commands on multiple remote computers I'll get a strange output at the end of the command:
psexec64.exe \\<computer1>,<computer2>... CMD ...
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why is cmd taking like 20 seconds to open up in windows 11?
When I run cmd.exe, it takes ~20s to load, but when run as Administrator, it works immediately.
I've tried:
closing background apps, with memory and CPU usage being normal
looking online, but all the ...
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In there some description of all the command processor macros in Windows?
I'm looking for a list of the macro strings known to Window 10 command processor, e.g. %ProgramFiles%, %ProgramFiles(x86)%, etc.
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How can I make a custom utility library with functions that will be callable from windows cmd?
How can I make a custom utility library with cmd/batch functions that will be callable from a windows cmd terminal?
You can make functions in a batch file, for instance:
@echo off
goto :main
:...
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cmd // stop service ONLY if it's running, otherwise declare a variable
I'd like to make a short script which:
Checks if specified services are running.
If they do then they should be stopped (otherwise declare variable/s for the last point).
Then there will be some code ...
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CMD/Powershell looking for "curl" executable in the wrong location despite PATH
I have a strange issue with both CMD and Powershell on Windows 10 that has been giving me some trouble. An unrelated scriptwas failing when running curl, and after some investigation it looks like a ...
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How can I echo the actual logged in user if running batch as administrator?
I would like to know which user is logged in to Windows from the bat script I launch with right click and "Run as Administrator". If I try echo %username% the script obviously output "...
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cmd.exe ignoring /t color when using /c instead of /k
Let's say I have a simple .bat file called foo.bat containing just
@echo off
:dostuff
echo bar
timeout /t 2 /nobreak
goto :dostuff
If I run it from prompt Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22621.3155] ...
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Add confirmation after executing ROBOCOPY command
I have started to use ROBOCOPY command a lot. I use ROBOCOPY source destination /MIR. Is there any way to add confirmation, "y/n" after the command is executed, but not actually ran. So I ...
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Windows pipe curl output to cmd
can anyone help me out here:
curl -sSL https://pastebin.com/raw/CHCq9VQt | bash
I know this command will retrieve the raw text from pastebin(just python --version) and run that in bash(linux)
I need ...
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Create a archive split into blocks of a maximum size using Windows shell
As example. I want to compress a directory of 100GB split into 10 archives of 10GB using cmd or powershell, non-interactive without installing additional tools. Using tar would be awesome but ...
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Uninstall SourceTree using cmd or powershell
I would like to use cmd or powershell commands to uninstall SourceTree from windows 10 machines on my network. The reason I need a terminal way is that I have to do this remotely and simultaneously ...
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How to pass a double quote as a command line argument in Windows CMD?
argc parameter in main function doesn't include redirection command [<, >], but I faced a confusing problem when using a double quote:
Shell: CMD
I expected argc is 3 and Yes!:
a.exe aa bb <...
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Windows tar command: exclude folder in current folder but not subfolders
I am trying to archive some folders with the tar command in Windows, and I would like to exclude a directory in the current folder, but not in subfolders.
The example below is using the technique ...
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Batch file output redirection to a text file; not complete
Examples:
Parent-Dir= 'USA zip-code', Sub-dir(s)= 'yyyymmdd'
Example filename= 139_7_IPC1_NVR16-8580_20230101104640.jpg
There are six-hundred and ninety-nine files in the directory-tree that the, ...
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Windows: cmd.exe history (F3, F7, arrow keys, etc) stops working when running cmd.exe nested within itself
It's a strange thing: I've just noticed that the command prompt history works correctly when running "cmd" nested within itself up to 3x, but fails at 4x and above. It seems consistent ...
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How to Access and Inspect `edge://translate-internals` via CMD-Batch or PowerShell?
I've encountered a specific issue with the Microsoft Edge browser, particularly related to its translation feature. Similar to the situation described in this Reddit post, I am trying to find a way to ...
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(SOLVED) how to enable and disable device in one batch file [duplicate]
I want a shortcut that enable/disable a network card according to its status. I figured out how to enable or disable using either devcon, wmic and pnputil or found some Q&As here that suggest ...
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Merge multiple files into 1 file with a newline character between the contents of each file in command line
I've got for example 2 files with the contents
test.txt
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test2.txt
2
I want to merge these 2 files into one file.
I saw on related questions that it was recommended to use
type *.txt > merged....
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starting chrome via WebDriver session wont use default profile - windows
I came from this GitHub but there are mainly linux prof. When I run the program via cmd chrome is opened but without any default profiles:
chrome via program
When I run chrome direct via cmd with &...
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How to connect to Wifi via WPS-PBC from win cmd
Have any ways to connect to wireless network by WPS PBC (push button) from command line in Windows OS?
May be needed add special profile in netsh?
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Delay in Command Prompt startup After Windows 11 Update
I'm encountering an issue with Windows 11 where there's a noticeable delay (about 2 seconds) in the text appearance when I launch the terminal. The terminal window itself pops up right away, but the ...
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How do I persist windows variables set in a CMD file?
in windows I would like to have a cmd script that I can run which sets an environment variable. The variable should still be set after the script executes. The variable is a token of sorts and is ...
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How can I find out what is causing cmd.exe to be called on startup?
Lately I've noticed that every time I boot up my computer a cmd window pops up trying to open some long-uninstalled software.
I was able to use Procmon to find out what the actual commands being ...
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Weird effects when one CMD script runs another, from inside a function
When one BAT or CMD script runs another (without call), that should not return, right?
It sometimes does!
And it searches the same function label in that other script?!?
Example: (what do you think ...
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"dir like" sorted by time in a batch file (.bat) using a piped string command: Get-ChildItem | Sort-Object -Property LastWriteTime, not working
I'm trying to build a trivial batch file in Windows for command line to execute a "dir like" command to list the directory contents sorted by time, avoiding typing: Get-ChildItem | Sort-...
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Press any key to exit in command prompt?
I have an autohotkey script that runs cmd to check the hash for the selected file.
I use certutil command for that task.
#h::
hwnd := WinExist("A")
for Window in ComObjCreate(&...
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Where did mklink go, it is not recognized in Windows-11 Home? [duplicate]
Following some hack for changing home directory name, you need to link the old directory to the new. Instruction said to use mklink. However, mklink is not recognized in Windows-11 Home.
Where did it ...
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Windows taskkill not finding titled cmd.exe
I'm starting a lot of .bats, in which I execute, for example:
title Waterfall-Proxy
I do this, to have an easier closing the right cmds when I want to shut them down.
To shut them down, I'm using:
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How to open a random picture in a catalog?
I have an unknown list of folders and subfolders containing pictures
I want to run 10 random pictures at 30 second intervals
If possible, close the previous one after the timer expires.
I tried to ...
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Cmdline to swap mouse buttons back
As a non-admin user without access to the reg command, how do I swap the mouse buttons back so that the primary button is the left button.
The command
rundll32.exe user32.dll,SwpmMouseButton
will set ...
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Send info from ffmpeg to text file & then parsing into a new file
I am trying to scan a directory of .mkv files and output the volume information to out.txt and then parse out.txt for volume_max and send it to log.txt using
for %i in (*.mkv) do ffmpeg -i "%i&...
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Can any Windows pros help me sort out this cmd promt boot failure mess?
i7 13700k
RTX 4070ti
32g Dominator 5200
MSI Z670 Edge
Evo 990 Pro 1TB (this replaced a 980 during this repair, to rule out disc failure; the 980 was fine it appears)
This was a month old new build ...
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How do I "mv */* ./" in a Windows command shell?
On a Windows machine, I've got about 50 subdirectories in the same directory, each with around 5 files in it. I want to get all 250-or-so files into one directory.
In a UNIX system, I'd just open a ...
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How cmd get arguments list
I have a file a.cmd. Path to the file is C:\Program Files\a\a.cmd and C:\Program Files\a is in PATH environment variable.
When I invoke a.cmd from PowerShell (v. 7.2) I see that a process with the ...
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How to get disk model and serial number for the disk Windows is installed on
You can use wmic diskdrive get model,serialnumber to get the model and the serial number of the disks currently plugged in, which are unique if you use both of them (if you use only serial number, ...
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Use WinSCP or any other program (cmd) to download from SFTP [closed]
How to use WinSCP or any other program (from command-line) to download files from SFTP with authorization key?
This is for Windows versions 10 and 11. I am trying to download files from command prompt ...
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