dos directory pathing 3

[petey]

In DOS, if you have a deeply nested <pathname> such as:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\websites\htdocs\mysubdirectory\galleries\imgs\thumbsized

How do you get to that folder? cd <pathname> fails, as well as cd "<pathname>". Manually cding to everything using the cd foobar~1 syntax, I can get as far as galleries, but when I try to cd to imgs it fails wierdly.

 

[linney]

You could try cheating.

Add Command Line to the Right Click

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cmdhere.reg

http://www.xteq.com

This option lets you add a "DOS Prompt Here" option to the context menus of folders and drive root folders respectively.

 

[11kumi11]

Are you doing this?

cd\docume~1\alluse~1\docume~1\websites\htdocs\mysubd~1\galler~1\imgs\thumbs~1

You mention that you only get as far as img, there might be an 8 sub folder limit. Just like DOS naming can only take 8 characters.

 

[kiddpete]

Use the DIR command to see the names 11kumi11 has shown you.

 

[bcastner]

There is no folder limit.
See:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkc_fil_rbrx.asp

 

[bcastner]

If you type a command that takes file names (like COPY) and hit TAB, it cycles through every file and folder in the current folder. If you just hit TAB at the prompt with no command, it does the same thing. Incredible.

 

[JockMullin]

Hi, Petey

Two things:

- Use CMD as your command interpreter so you can use full length folder names with spaces. Otherwise, do a dir with the /x option to see what the ~ version of the folder name really is.

- Make sure imgs is not hidden. You may have explorer set to show hidden files & folders, but they will still be hidden to DOS

Jock

 

[petey]

I didn't know COMMAND and CMD were different, but using CMD my problems are solved. Cool registry hack too. Thanks, all.