Command Line Tools
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What are your favorite (and free) [Windows] command line tools? I am working on game design and want to have a command line toolkit for it, but I also want the toolkit to be usable for other things as well. I already have the 7-Zip command line version, some tools for exporting Ogre3D .mesh files, and a converter that takes files from Wings3D and converts them to .mesh.xml for Ogre3D. I am actually using Axiom3D, which is a C# port of Ogre, so it uses the same file formats. So, what do you guys like? EDIT: I just added XMLStarlet[^] to this list. Nicely built utilities there.
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking
I play around in the Python command line interface a lot when I'm trying to work out a problem and I want something more simple than "write, compile, run, modify, compile, ...". Otherwise, the only command line tool I use a lot on Windows is Git. I've never been much of a fan of the Windows command line, something about it just feels awkward compared to Linux's (specifically bash, I haven't played much with other ones).
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csc , gacutil , resgen , sn , windiff , disco svcutil , msbuild , sqlmetal , ildasm , xsd :-D And other things I write. P.S. sqlcmd , sqlplus , mysql
Wow, I've only used two of those, directly.
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What are your favorite (and free) [Windows] command line tools? I am working on game design and want to have a command line toolkit for it, but I also want the toolkit to be usable for other things as well. I already have the 7-Zip command line version, some tools for exporting Ogre3D .mesh files, and a converter that takes files from Wings3D and converts them to .mesh.xml for Ogre3D. I am actually using Axiom3D, which is a C# port of Ogre, so it uses the same file formats. So, what do you guys like? EDIT: I just added XMLStarlet[^] to this list. Nicely built utilities there.
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking
robocopy is part of the Windows 2003 Server Resource Kit[^]. It's the Swiss Army knife of Windows copying tools.
Software Zen:
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xxcopy.exe We use it alot at the shop for it's ability to keep on truckin regardless of access errors or crc errors. Unlike windows dragon drop that craps out at the first sign of trouble.
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robocopy is part of the Windows 2003 Server Resource Kit[^]. It's the Swiss Army knife of Windows copying tools.
Software Zen:
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What are your favorite (and free) [Windows] command line tools? I am working on game design and want to have a command line toolkit for it, but I also want the toolkit to be usable for other things as well. I already have the 7-Zip command line version, some tools for exporting Ogre3D .mesh files, and a converter that takes files from Wings3D and converts them to .mesh.xml for Ogre3D. I am actually using Axiom3D, which is a C# port of Ogre, so it uses the same file formats. So, what do you guys like? EDIT: I just added XMLStarlet[^] to this list. Nicely built utilities there.
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking
I don't use any
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What are your favorite (and free) [Windows] command line tools? I am working on game design and want to have a command line toolkit for it, but I also want the toolkit to be usable for other things as well. I already have the 7-Zip command line version, some tools for exporting Ogre3D .mesh files, and a converter that takes files from Wings3D and converts them to .mesh.xml for Ogre3D. I am actually using Axiom3D, which is a C# port of Ogre, so it uses the same file formats. So, what do you guys like? EDIT: I just added XMLStarlet[^] to this list. Nicely built utilities there.
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking
- python in general - the UnxUtils package which gives you all of the main unix command-line tools ported to windows - I always use the command line versions of source-management that I use or my clients use - svn, mercurial, git so that you can script with them - the InfoZip zip tools, though to be honest, I tend to use the 7-zip exe more nowadays - sysinternals ps tools for remote management - the ImageMagic toolset for image manipulation (especially mogrify and convert) - wget and curl I'd better stop before I just list everything :-) Kev
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What are your favorite (and free) [Windows] command line tools? I am working on game design and want to have a command line toolkit for it, but I also want the toolkit to be usable for other things as well. I already have the 7-Zip command line version, some tools for exporting Ogre3D .mesh files, and a converter that takes files from Wings3D and converts them to .mesh.xml for Ogre3D. I am actually using Axiom3D, which is a C# port of Ogre, so it uses the same file formats. So, what do you guys like? EDIT: I just added XMLStarlet[^] to this list. Nicely built utilities there.
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking
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We use robocopy. It can restart where it got interrupted and can also delete files that were deleted from the source. Nifty to keep two directories in sync.
Agreed about robocopy, but especially the version that ships with Windows 7 (or Vista if you must). Earlier versions don't understand daylight saving time. (see the /DST option) Other tools for me include REG, WMIC, kedit (the port of the mainframe editor xedit, not the linux-based tool) and (do'h!) the suite of commands built into CMD.EXE. Ditto for PowerShell, but see the comment below. And, of course, the Sysinternals suite from Mark Russinovich. I occasionally get a bit of ribbing for continuing to write .CMD scripts but (perhaps influenced by having started my IT career with character-mode interfaces - on punched cards, 50 years ago) my position is that the command line is simple, well-understood, and stable; if I need to do something that can be done via a .CMD script that's what I use; if it can't but still needs to be scripted I use PowerShell, or just write a new command-line tool.
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I don't use any
Why not? They're really easy to use. Just create shortcuts to them on your desktop, and you're away.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Why not? They're really easy to use. Just create shortcuts to them on your desktop, and you're away.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
I don't have any I particularly want to use.
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I don't have any I particularly want to use.
What was that whooshing noise?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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What was that whooshing noise?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
you guys :-O
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What are your favorite (and free) [Windows] command line tools? I am working on game design and want to have a command line toolkit for it, but I also want the toolkit to be usable for other things as well. I already have the 7-Zip command line version, some tools for exporting Ogre3D .mesh files, and a converter that takes files from Wings3D and converts them to .mesh.xml for Ogre3D. I am actually using Axiom3D, which is a C# port of Ogre, so it uses the same file formats. So, what do you guys like? EDIT: I just added XMLStarlet[^] to this list. Nicely built utilities there.
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking
I'm not very fond of command line tools, but mostly i use iisreset, [whatever]copy and, once in a blue moon, aspnet_regiis.
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What are your favorite (and free) [Windows] command line tools? I am working on game design and want to have a command line toolkit for it, but I also want the toolkit to be usable for other things as well. I already have the 7-Zip command line version, some tools for exporting Ogre3D .mesh files, and a converter that takes files from Wings3D and converts them to .mesh.xml for Ogre3D. I am actually using Axiom3D, which is a C# port of Ogre, so it uses the same file formats. So, what do you guys like? EDIT: I just added XMLStarlet[^] to this list. Nicely built utilities there.
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking
I'm surprised nobody mentioned cygwin. It gives you a full build tools chain, python, perl, a powerful shell scripting facility and, if you run your CI on Linux, makes it easier to set up your project so you can run mostly the same stuff on the CI system and on your workstation. Besides, it's equally useful for all types of project - C#, Java, VB.Net, Javascript, Python, you name it. However, I must say, the last time I used Windows for development professionally was almost two years back,and at that time I had migrated everything at home to Linux alreay for more than two years.
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- python in general - the UnxUtils package which gives you all of the main unix command-line tools ported to windows - I always use the command line versions of source-management that I use or my clients use - svn, mercurial, git so that you can script with them - the InfoZip zip tools, though to be honest, I tend to use the 7-zip exe more nowadays - sysinternals ps tools for remote management - the ImageMagic toolset for image manipulation (especially mogrify and convert) - wget and curl I'd better stop before I just list everything :-) Kev
Keep listing! Or would the number of tools you use cause an oberflow exception?
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking
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I'm surprised nobody mentioned cygwin. It gives you a full build tools chain, python, perl, a powerful shell scripting facility and, if you run your CI on Linux, makes it easier to set up your project so you can run mostly the same stuff on the CI system and on your workstation. Besides, it's equally useful for all types of project - C#, Java, VB.Net, Javascript, Python, you name it. However, I must say, the last time I used Windows for development professionally was almost two years back,and at that time I had migrated everything at home to Linux alreay for more than two years.
I tried setting tha up once. To sum up what happened: A figurative atomic explosion happened on my hard drive. Luckly I had a backup. And I was able to get a free replacement drive that had 300 GB space, up from my previous 90.2 GB with about half usable!
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking
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What are your favorite (and free) [Windows] command line tools? I am working on game design and want to have a command line toolkit for it, but I also want the toolkit to be usable for other things as well. I already have the 7-Zip command line version, some tools for exporting Ogre3D .mesh files, and a converter that takes files from Wings3D and converts them to .mesh.xml for Ogre3D. I am actually using Axiom3D, which is a C# port of Ogre, so it uses the same file formats. So, what do you guys like? EDIT: I just added XMLStarlet[^] to this list. Nicely built utilities there.
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image. Stephen Hawking
I don't use a lot of free tools - just the ones provided by MS. I like netsh. It is so simple since MS decided to bury its network settings in some unknown place. On XP, it was 4 clicks to get to the form to change the address. On vista and 7, it is 7! With netsh, it is a one liner and you don't have to figure out where they've hidden their network settings. Stick it into a runas and you don't even have to logout and login as an administrator to change it - brilliant. Another favourite is cacls for changing network permissions. With MS hidden tabs and menus, you know you've seen the option before but it is one of those where you can't figure out what to click on to get there. cacls just cuts out all that crap and does the sharing as required. Another really nice one is tree (been available since DOS 2.x, possibly even 1.x). Whenever I create a package, I use tree to display the directory structure and contents. Far better than anything explorer could ever do and you can pipe it to a log file too. The top paid-for item is devenv (MS Visual Studio from cmd line). With a few parameters like /clean and /build, it can be stuck into a batch file to build your system. Saves tons of time, especially when builds are required for VS 7, 8, 9 and 10 on 32 and 64 bit in both debug and release.