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* [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/dd772285.aspx A Task-Based Guide to Windows PowerShell Cmdlets] | * [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/dd772285.aspx A Task-Based Guide to Windows PowerShell Cmdlets] | ||
: Cmdlets are the heart-and-soul of Windows PowerShell, Microsoft's latest command shell/scripting language. | : Cmdlets are the heart-and-soul of Windows PowerShell, Microsoft's latest command shell/scripting language. | ||
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* [http://www.computerhope.com/robocopy.htm Microsoft DOS robocopy command] | * [http://www.computerhope.com/robocopy.htm Microsoft DOS robocopy command] | ||
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: Example: <code>C:\Users\me\Downloads\MyFolder> <span style="color:DarkOrange">dir /b > filelist.txt</span></code> | : Example: <code>C:\Users\me\Downloads\MyFolder> <span style="color:DarkOrange">dir /b > filelist.txt</span></code> | ||
:: (The text in orange shows the command used once you've navigated into the directory from which you want to generate the list of file names.) | :: (The text in orange shows the command used once you've navigated into the directory from which you want to generate the list of file names.) | ||
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| + | * [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15165295/a-powershell-script-to-list-all-files-and-folders-within-a-directory A PowerShell script to list all files and folders within a directory] | ||
| + | : This tutorial contains several working answers for using [[wikipedia:Windows PowerShell|Windows PowerShell]] to list files and folders. | ||
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| + | * [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3447503/how-to-get-a-list-of-sub-folders-and-their-files-ordered-by-folder-names How to get a list of sub-folders and their files, ordered by folder-names] | ||
| + | : Works with [[wikipedia:Command Prompt|cmd.exe]], but doesn't seem to work with [[wikipedia:Windows PowerShell|Windows PowerShell]]. | ||
== Folder & File Compression == | == Folder & File Compression == | ||
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* [http://www.codeproject.com/Questions/549874/Batchplusfileplus-3aplusCompressplusfolderplusorpl Batch file : Compress folder or file using windows compress] | * [http://www.codeproject.com/Questions/549874/Batchplusfileplus-3aplusCompressplusfolderplusorpl Batch file : Compress folder or file using windows compress] | ||
: To compress a folder without using any particular compression software. | : To compress a folder without using any particular compression software. | ||
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| + | == Text Extraction == | ||
| + | * [http://capture2text.sourceforge.net/ Capture2Text] | ||
| + | : Capture2Text enables users to do the following: | ||
| + | # Optical Character Recognition (OCR) | ||
| + | # Speech Recognition | ||
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| + | == See Also == | ||
| + | * [[Spreadsheet Tricks]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Dave/Web Hack Notes (Non-Wiki)]] | ||
Revision as of 16:41, 8 February 2014
Command Line
- Quick super fast course in using the command line. It is intended to be done rapidly in about a day or two, and not meant to teach you advanced shell usage.
Windows Command Line
- Cmdlets are the heart-and-soul of Windows PowerShell, Microsoft's latest command shell/scripting language.
- Robocopy: A robust file copy command for the Windows command line.
- Each command is linked to more info about the particular command.
- The xcopy command is a Command Prompt command used to copy one or more files and/or folders from one location to another location.
Generate File List
- Example:
C:\Users\me\Downloads\MyFolder> dir /b > filelist.txt- (The text in orange shows the command used once you've navigated into the directory from which you want to generate the list of file names.)
- This tutorial contains several working answers for using Windows PowerShell to list files and folders.
- Works with cmd.exe, but doesn't seem to work with Windows PowerShell.
Folder & File Compression
- Example:
for /d %%X in (*) do "c:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a "%%X.zip" "%%X\"
- To compress a folder without using any particular compression software.
Text Extraction
- Capture2Text enables users to do the following:
- Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
- Speech Recognition