Tag: cmd

Calling a PowerShell script from command line with parameters

Whether you need to setup a scheduled task or set up a build event in TFS, you most likely will need to know how to call a PowerShell script via the command prompt with parameters. The syntax is pretty easy, but if you miss a switch or two, it can have you scratching your head for a few minutes. Your...

Command Prompt (CMD) Doesn’t Change Directories

When working with command prompt, to change directories you usually do something like the following : I was using the above method to try and change directories to a different drive (ie c:\ to f:\), and it wasn’t working. After googling and reading Microsoft’s documentation about CD, I realized I needed to just include the drive. When using CD, you...

Watch Star Wars Episode IV From The Command Prompt

Who needs a bluray version of Star Wars when you can watch it in ASCII form! Thanks to the huge effort to Simon Jansen, you can watch most of the movie in ASCII right from your desktop (command prompt). A lot of you might have already seen this since it has been around for awhile (circa. 2000), but just stumbled across it...

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