Command line alias?

[Profane0360]

For some time I have been thinking about an alias to be able to use in command line (and in batch files called from TC command line), alias to a full path exe. The purpose is to avoid populating the path and, instead of using something along the lines of

c:\path\to\exe\someexe.exe somepar1 somepar2

to actually use

someexe somepar1 somepar2

with someexe as the defined alias. As far as I understood the documentation, I cannot create an alias to work in this way. Or I couldn't find how to. Could you give me a hint?

[Gral]

There is many posibilities: most obvious - add program path to environment variables, note: you don't have to include ".exe" in the command so
"c:\path\to\exe\someexe.exe somepar1 somepar2" will become "someexe somepar1 somepar2" without any additional steps.

[Profane0360]

Thank you. My point is to avoid to modify the PATH environment variable.

[tuska]

Maybe one or more em_commands and then assign an alias to the em_command?

[Gral]

You can also use:
- Hard link
- Symbolic link
- Windows link (lnk file)
- BATCH file
- AHK script (or any other script)
- External launcher

[Profane0360]

Thank you. I am thinking at portable solutions. I prefer not to do it via links. Batch scripting is a solution indeed (but windows scripting is a joke compared to linux shell scripting). Will take a look at AHK as well. I thought about em_command, but were under the assumption that an em_command cannot take command line parameters and be used like that. Will look into it more carefully. Thank you indeed!

[hi5]

Assuming you want to launch it from TC: There are TC environment variables such as %commander_path% so you could use a relative path to your tool %commander_path%\..\path\to\tool.exe ?

[tuska]

I thought about em_command, but were under the assumption that
an em_command cannot take command line parameters and be used like that.

Yes, it can.

[beb]

[wdx] Autorun plugin (run commands/set envvars upon TC start):
https://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=32427
autorun.cfg

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# SetEnv <varname> <text>

SetEnv someexe c:\path\to\exe\someexe.exe

SetEnv MyAlias %commander_path%\Plugins\wlx\Imagine\Imagine.exe

SetEnv alias_123 %windir%\explorer.exe

If %AutoRun_OSArch% = 32 Then
SetEnv alias %commander_path%\TOTALCMD.EXE
Else
SetEnv alias %commander_path%\TOTALCMD64.EXE
EndIf

[petermad]

I thought about em_command, but were under the assumption that
an em_command cannot take command line parameters and be used like that.

Yes, it can.

usercmd.ini:

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[em_someexe]
cmd=c:\path\to\exe\someexe.exe %A

wincmd.ini:

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[Alias]
someexe=em_someexe

command line:

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someexe somepar1 somepar2

[Profane0360]

Thank you!