To open Command Prompt from PowerShell, you can type cmd and press Enter. This will launch the Command Prompt window from within the PowerShell session. Alternatively, you can also use the Start-Process cmdlet with the -FilePath parameter to open Command Prompt. Simply type Start-Process cmd and hit Enter to open Command Prompt from PowerShell.
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How to open a new command prompt window in a specific location from powershell?
To open a new command prompt window in a specific location from PowerShell, you can use the following command:
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invoke-expression "cmd /c start cmd /k cd C:\path\to\your\location"
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Replace C:\path\to\your\location with the actual path to the directory where you want to open the command prompt window. This command will open a new command prompt window and navigate to the specified location.
How to open multiple command prompt instances from powershell?
To open multiple command prompt instances from PowerShell, you can use the Start-Process cmdlet with the cmd.exe executable. Here's an example command that opens three command prompt instances:
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Start-Process cmd.exe -ArgumentList '/k', 'echo Command Prompt 1' Start-Process cmd.exe -ArgumentList '/k', 'echo Command Prompt 2' Start-Process cmd.exe -ArgumentList '/k', 'echo Command Prompt 3' |
This will open three command prompt windows with messages "Command Prompt 1", "Command Prompt 2", and "Command Prompt 3" displayed in each window. You can modify the command arguments to run different commands in each instance.
How to change the directory in command prompt from powershell?
To change the directory in Command Prompt from PowerShell, you can use the cd command followed by the path of the directory you want to change to. Here's how you can do it:
- Open PowerShell by searching for it in the Start menu or pressing Win + X and selecting "Windows PowerShell".
- To change to a specific directory, use the cd command followed by the path of the directory. For example, to change to the C:\Users directory, you would type:
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cd C:\Users
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- Press Enter to execute the command and you will now be in the specified directory.
- To go back to a previous directory, you can use the cd command with the .. notation. For example, to go back one directory, you would type:
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cd ..
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- Press Enter to execute the command and you will now be in the previous directory.
By following these steps, you can easily change the directory in Command Prompt from PowerShell.
