Comments on: GNU which for Windows: which.cmd http://skypher.com/index.php/2009/09/07/gnu-which-for-windows-which-cmd/ The blog for absolutely nothing! Wed, 02 May 2012 00:54:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: SkyLined http://skypher.com/index.php/2009/09/07/gnu-which-for-windows-which-cmd/comment-page-1/#comment-866 SkyLined Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:18:50 +0000 http://skypher.com/?p=181#comment-866 Thanks Martin! I've updated the code with your suggestions. The is the old code: <code style="color: silver; background: black"> C:\>which system32 "C:\Windows\System32"   </code> And this is the new code: <code style="color: silver; background: black"> C:\>which system32 "system32" not found   </code> Thanks Martin! I’ve updated the code with your suggestions. The is the old code:

C:\>which system32
"C:\Windows\System32"
 

And this is the new code:

C:\>which system32
"system32" not found
 

]]> By: MartinB http://skypher.com/index.php/2009/09/07/gnu-which-for-windows-which-cmd/comment-page-1/#comment-864 MartinB Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:37:27 +0000 http://skypher.com/?p=181#comment-864 Nice script. One little caveat: when a folder exists with the name of the command one likes to find it finds the folder. I extended your :FIND to ignore folders: <code> :FIND &:: Arguments = "name" :: The name cannot be found in the PATH variable, return exit code 1 IF "%~s$PATH:1"=="" EXIT /B 1 :: Check if the path is a folder (both console and error output are supressed) :: %ERRORLEVEL% is 0 for Folders and 1 in all other cases DIR /aD /B "%~$PATH:1" 2>nul ¦ 1>nul IF %ERRORLEVEL%==0 EXIT /B 1 :: Found: print the full path and return exit code 0 ECHO "%~$PATH:1" EXIT /B 0   </code> Nice script. One little caveat: when a folder exists with the name of the command one likes to find it finds the folder. I extended your :FIND to ignore folders:


:FIND &:: Arguments = "name"
:: The name cannot be found in the PATH variable, return exit code 1
IF "%~s$PATH:1"=="" EXIT /B 1
:: Check if the path is a folder (both console and error output are supressed)
:: %ERRORLEVEL% is 0 for Folders and 1 in all other cases
DIR /aD /B "%~$PATH:1" 2>nul ¦ 1>nul
IF %ERRORLEVEL%==0 EXIT /B 1
:: Found: print the full path and return exit code 0
ECHO "%~$PATH:1"
EXIT /B 0
 

]]> By: MacTheFork http://skypher.com/index.php/2009/09/07/gnu-which-for-windows-which-cmd/comment-page-1/#comment-475 MacTheFork Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:36:45 +0000 http://skypher.com/?p=181#comment-475 Nice script, although on Vista and later they added the 'where' command which does the same thing :) Shame MS don't publicise these things (or for that matter just called it 'which' although to be fair the name 'where' makes more sense). Nice script, although on Vista and later they added the ‘where’ command which does the same thing :) Shame MS don’t publicise these things (or for that matter just called it ‘which’ although to be fair the name ‘where’ makes more sense).

]]> By: SkyLined http://skypher.com/index.php/2009/09/07/gnu-which-for-windows-which-cmd/comment-page-1/#comment-472 SkyLined Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:26:07 +0000 http://skypher.com/?p=181#comment-472 Thank you for the feedback. I've implemented a fix that uses the "short name" to remove any parenthesis when checking the path as well as puts quotes around the path when it is ECHO-ed. This should fix the problem (I've tested it on my Vista x64): <CODE> :FIND &:: Arguments = "name" IF "%~s$PATH:1"=="" ( :: The name cannot be found in the PATH variable, return exit code 1 EXIT /B 1 ) ELSE ( :: Found: print the full path and return exit code 0 ECHO "%~$PATH:1" EXIT /B 0 ) </CODE> I've update the download with these changes, you can download the script (again) from the link above to get the new version. Thank you for the feedback. I’ve implemented a fix that uses the “short name” to remove any parenthesis when checking the path as well as puts quotes around the path when it is ECHO-ed. This should fix the problem (I’ve tested it on my Vista x64):

:FIND &:: Arguments = “name”
IF “%~s$PATH:1″==”" (
:: The name cannot be found in the PATH variable, return exit code 1
EXIT /B 1
) ELSE (
:: Found: print the full path and return exit code 0
ECHO “%~$PATH:1″
EXIT /B 0
)

I’ve update the download with these changes, you can download the script (again) from the link above to get the new version.

]]> By: James Ross http://skypher.com/index.php/2009/09/07/gnu-which-for-windows-which-cmd/comment-page-1/#comment-468 James Ross Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:02:20 +0000 http://skypher.com/?p=181#comment-468 I found a small problem, which only occurs if the expanded path of a program includes parentheses (e.g. "Program Files (x86)") - line 29 (IF...) balks at them. I fixed it by changing it to: IF "%~d$PATH:1"=="" ( I also had to remove the ELSE and parentheses that followed, for the same reason. Apart from this hiccup, great script! It will forever be in my path. I found a small problem, which only occurs if the expanded path of a program includes parentheses (e.g. “Program Files (x86)”) – line 29 (IF…) balks at them. I fixed it by changing it to:
IF “%~d$PATH:1″==”" (

I also had to remove the ELSE and parentheses that followed, for the same reason.

Apart from this hiccup, great script! It will forever be in my path.

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