Re: Invoking the Windows command line for selected directories

Not Perl, but similarly handy is the "Open Command Window Here" PowerToy free from Microsoft.

Another fun thing is "start some_dir" from the command line to pop up a file explorer for that directory. (E.g. "start ." to see the explorer for the current directory).

start has other neat uses. Given a filename, it will open the file up the default app for that filetype. Handy for .html files, for example. Type "help start" at the command line for more details.

-xdg

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Re^2: Invoking the Windows command line for selected directories by jimbojones (Friar) on Nov 28, 2006 at 15:51 UTC
Hi The "power toy" is a registry entry `Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\cmd] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\cmd\Command] @="cmd.exe /K \"cd %L\""` [download] and is insanely useful. To be able to right-click on the directory and pop the command line saves a great deal of time. Getting a bash shell would probably be even better. `Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\bash shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\bash shell\Command] @="cmd /C \"cd /d %L && c:\\cygwin\\bin\\bash.exe\""` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Invoking the Windows command line for selected directories by Fletch (Bishop) on Nov 28, 2006 at 03:57 UTC
Analogously on OS X you can use the `open` command to perform similar tasks (open a directory in the Finder, or open a file with either its default application or a specified application (via the `-a` flag)). See `man 1 open` for more details.	[reply]