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Is there a way (probably a macro) how to open cmd in current file's directory?
Say I am editting a file D:\foo\bar.txt and would like to open cmd in D:\foo\. It would really help running various precompilers etc.
mreq
Posted 2012-01-17T19:32:13.997
Reputation: 1 082
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Under the Run menu there is an option Open current dir cmd which does exactly what you want.
If your file is on a UNC path then this won't work as it's not possible to cd to a UNC on a command line.
If your source file is on a different drive letter than Notepad++ then it will switch to the correct path but won't switch the drive letter as it appears not to be adding the /D switch to the cd command. However, immediately entering x: Enter (where x is the drive letter where your source file is located) will switch you to the correct path.
You can make the /D default for this by editing the shortcuts.xml file in your user profile (on Win7 it is located in D:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\shortcuts.xml) and adding /D to the Open current dir cmd line:
<Command name="Open current dir cmd" Ctrl="no" Alt="no" Shift="no" Key="0">cmd /K cd /D $(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)</Command>
NB: You cannot edit this file using Notepad++ as it will be overwritten by the in memory options when Notepad++ is closed. Ensure there is no running Notepad++ and edit the xml file using MS Notepad or any other text editor.
(EDIT: Patch submitted to Notepad++ on SourceForge to correct this: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3475087&group_id=95717&atid=612384)
If you want to assign to a shortcut key select Run -> Modify Shortcut/Delete Command...
Shevek
Posted 2012-01-17T19:32:13.997
Reputation: 15 408
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Run command has moved on later versions of Notepad++ to: Right click on file Tab. i.e. new 1 Select Open Containing Folder in cmd
Also, File->Open Containing Folder->cmd
Sandeep Patel
Posted 2012-01-17T19:32:13.997
Reputation: 21
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CMD can be opened in the current directory if you pass the arguments to CMD with the Notepad++ syntax:
<Command name="Open current folder in cmd" Ctrl="yes" Alt="yes" Shift="yes" Key="79">cmd /K " cd /D $(CURRENT_DIRECTORY) "</Command>
euans
Posted 2012-01-17T19:32:13.997
Reputation: 11
Normally, I had this menu entries before, but in a freshly installed win8.1 instance and notepad++ 6.7 I had to use your answer. Thanks! – Alex. S. – 2014-12-20T22:13:00.483
Which unfortunatelly opens the notepad++ install path. See http://grab.by/bA2T. What could go wrong? I even tried to add the notepad++ folder to the PATH, but that didn't help.
– mreq – 2012-01-17T19:54:51.630Oh I see your edit and I can confim that on
drive_letter:it changes the path correctly. Anyway, that's still odd. Is there a way how to make this work by default (probably edit the macro written somewhere deep in n++)? There would be no harm typing the drive_letter before each cd – mreq – 2012-01-17T20:10:52.393Thanks for your answer. Strangely,
cmd /K cd /D $(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)doesn't work when inshortcuts.xml, while it does work in the shell itself. Dunno what's wrong... – mreq – 2012-01-17T20:32:00.7801you cannot edit
shortcuts.xmlusing Notepad++ as it will be overwritten again with the in memory values when you exit Notepad++. ensure all Notepad++ are closed then edit using MS Notepad. Ensure you are updating the xml file in your user profile, not the one in the install dir. – Shevek – 2012-01-17T20:55:23.1631
I found a bug raised for this issue on sourceforge and have submitted a patch: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3475087&group_id=95717&atid=612384
– Shevek – 2012-01-17T20:56:55.490it's a pleasure :) – Shevek – 2012-01-17T21:09:19.347
I've updated the answer to include editing using MS Notepad. – Shevek – 2012-01-17T21:11:48.753