command-line

Full command line as it was typed

I want to get the full command line as it was typed. This: " ".join(sys.argv[:]) doesn't work here (deletes double quotes). Also I prefer not to rejoin something that was parsed and splited. Any ideas? Thank you in advance. ...

How can I execute external commands in C++/Linux?

I just want to know which is the best way to execute an external command in C++ and how can I grab the output if there is any? Edit: I Guess I had to tell that I'm a newbie here in this world, so I think I'm gonna need a working example. For example I want to execute a command like: ls -la how do I do that? ...

Number of files deleted from batch file

REM Detect how many files are on the C: drive dir /s /b C:\ |find /c "\" > NUMfiles.### set /p count1=<NUMfiles.### ##### TEMP FILES DELETED HERE, RUN CCLEANER, RUN MBAM, ETC ##### REM Calculate Total Files Deleted dir /s /b C:\ |find /c "\" > NUMfiles.### set /p count2=<NUMfiles.### set /a count3=%count1% - %count2% echo Number of fil...

Cygwin - run script silenty from "run command"

I have script lets say: C:\foo.bsh I want to be able to run this command via the windows run command: Start -> Run Windows Key + R and type something small like 'foo' and hitting return. However, I do not want a cmd prompt to be visible. This script does some preprocessing for an IDE. I do not want the cmd prompt to be open for t...

Setting the JVM via the command line on Windows

Hi, Is it possible to specify the JVM to use when you call "java jar jar_name.jar" . I have two JVM installed on my machine. I can not change JAVA_HOME as it may break code that is all ready running. Kind Regards Stephen ...

MZ-Tools for VB6 - Line Numbering at build time

One of the cool things about VB6 is that if you add a line numbers to your code is that the ERL function will return it if an error occurs. I use MZ-Tools for VB6 to add line numbers to the entire project, which is really cool, however, it's a pain to work with code that is numbered. So I typically remove the lines while I work on it. ...

How to provide a SQL command line interface (like osql) to a MSSQL database via webpage in .NET MVC (c#)

I'd like to provide a command line interface to my db that allows the user to enter MULTIPLE database commands or queries (separated by line breaks in the textarea) For each line, if its a query must return the results and if its a command, whether or not it was successful - thus allowing the user to paste a script into the text area an...

What to do with "The input line is too long" error message?

I am trying to use os.system() to call another program that takes an input and an output file. The command I use is ~250 characters due to the long folder names. When I try to call the command, I'm getting an error: The input line is too long. I'm guessing there's a 255 character limit (its built using a C system call, but I couldn't ...

Passing JUnit command line parameters in eclipse

I have recently been using junit in eclipse and I am still learning. I know how to pass command line parameters in eclipse, but how do I pass them to a test case in Junit? Also how do I access them? ...

How can I get the resolution (width and height) for a video file from a linux command line?

I've been digging through the mplayer/mencoder and ffmpeg documentation and I can't seem to come up with anything. I'm not especially picky as to the output format as I can use a regular expression to pull it out, I just can't seem to get the data in the first place. Thanks in advance! ...

Rails console: Run a Ruby file several times

Rails provides a very useful console ('script/console'). I write a ruby file and run it in the console using require foo.rb. It works fine the first time, but the second and next require foo.rb does not run my script (require does not reload it). Do you have any tips/tricks? ...

Creating Icons on Application Toolbar via SAS autoexec (Base SAS)

I would like to know if it is possible (and if so how) to add buttons to the SAS Application Toolbar via SAS script. For instance, I have a button which submits "signoff" via the command line, and would like to distribute this to the rest of the team via our shared autoexec. ...

windows command line javascript

I'm trying to run javascript from a windows command line via script cscript //NoLogo test.js However, I can't find any predefined objects which are available. I'm totally at a loss - Can't get hello world to work: System.print("Hello, World!") results in "System" is undefined Is there another way I should be running this - like thr...

Web Page Screenshots with PHP?

I know there is not a direct way to take a screen shot of a web page with PHP. What would be the most straightforward way to accomplish this? Are there any command line tools that could do this that I might be able to execute from a PHP script (I'm thinking something that would run in a 'NIX OS (OS X and/or Linux in particular)? Edit: ...

Timeout a command in bash without unnecessary delay

This answer to a similar question proposes a 1-line method to timeout a long-running command from the bash command line: ( /path/to/slow command with options ) & sleep 5 ; kill $! But it's possible that a given "long-running" command may finish earlier than the timeout. (Let's call it a "typically-long-running-but-sometimes-fast" comm...

Remembering terminal states in OS X (like Fluid for the shell...)

I have a few different things open in the terminal whenever I'm developing -- log tailing, Ruby console, plain shell in a certain directory, and so on. How do I: start all those things at once, hopefully in the right position on the screen? make them distinct so I can switch to them with Quicksilver / Alt-Tab? Fluid solved this pro...

Include files in a command line with Ruby

When running ruby scripts as such ruby some-script.rb How would I include a file (e.g. configuration file) in it dynamically? ...

Execute external file from Eclipse PDT?

I would like to add button to toolbar or menu item to menu in Eclipse PDT to run external command line exe or bat file. How to do this in Windows? ...

Syncing a folder against a Subversion repo

Hi, Is there a quick way, command line tool or whatever, that will look at a folder and work out the SVN operations required to add new files, delete old ones, update existing and then commit everything? I'm hooking this up via nant and don't want to have to mess around doing it myself. thanks ...

opening multiple pdf documents using batch file

Hello, I am trying to open several pdf documents using a simple batch file: ECHO OFF CLS cd Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader Acrord32.exe C:\Users\BW1.pdf Acrord32.exe C:\Users\BW2.pdf Acrord32.exe C:\Users\BW3.pdf Acrord32.exe C:\Users\BW4.pdf Acrord32.exe C:\Users\BW5.pdf Acrord32.exe C:\Users\BW6.pdf EXIT The above batch file...