JFrog’s Artifactory is a binary repository manager.
The artifacts from Artifactory can be downloaded using REST API.
In this note i am showing how to download an artifact (simple file.zip) from generic Artifactory repository using curl command from the command line in Linux or from the PowerShell in Windows. (more…)
In the past it was not possible to create Zip files and Unzip archives in Windows without installing third-party programs like WinZip and 7-Zip.
But now Windows has a built-in capability to Zip files and folders and Unzip archives from the command line using PowerShell.
Starting from Windows 8 with PowerShell 3.0 and .NET Framework 4.5 installed by default, it is possible to use a kind of zip and unzip commands from the command line. (more…)
The telnet client in Windows is disabled by default.
Before using the telnet command in Windows it is needed to enable the telnet client, otherwise you’ll get a result similar to the below messages:
CMD: ‘telnet’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
PowerShell: The term ‘telnet’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.
In this note i am showing how to install the telnet client via the Windows CMD & PowerShell and how to use the telnet command to watch the Star Wars movie on the command prompt. (more…)
If you try to cd to a network drive from the Windows CMD, you will get the following error:
CMD does not support UNC paths as current directories
Instead of cd command in CMD you can use a pushd command, that creates a drive mapping to the network share and then changes into a path relative to the share it creates.
In PowerShell you should be able to cd to a network drive without any errors as it natively supports UNC paths and the cd command.
In this small note i am showing how to cd to a network drive from the Windows CMD and fix the error: “CMD does not support UNC paths as current directories“. (more…)
This is not obvious, but the Clear-History command in PowerShell won’t clear the history of the previous commands.
The Clear-History clears only the commands entered during the current session, that could be displayed by the Get-History command.
To clear the history in PowerShell, it needs to delete the file in which the previous commands are stored.
In this note i am showing how to locate the history file and how to clear the history of the PowerShell commands. (more…)
Windows PowerShell can be used for downloading files via HTTP and HTTPS protocols.
In PowerShell, as an alternative to the Linux curl and wget commands, there is an Invoke-WebRequest command, that can be used for downloading files from URLs.
In this note i am showing how to download a file from URL using the Invoke-WebRequest command in PowerShell, how to fix slow download speed and how to pass HTTP headers (e.g. API key) (more…)
Safe Mode in Windows is a special diagnostic mode that allows to use Windows with basic drivers and can help to troubleshoot various problems.
Windows can be started in Safe Mode in different ways, depending on the OS version (Windows 10, 8, 7, XP) and the hardware vendor (Lenovo, DELL, HP, Asus, Acer).
In this note i am showing how to boot Windows 10, 8, 7, XP in Safe Mode from startup (cold boot) and how to restart it and boot it in Safe Mode from a login screen or directly from Windows.
I am also showing how to configure Windows to boot in Safe Mode from the command-line interface (CMD). (more…)
The services in Windows can be started using the Service Manager tool.
To start the Service Manager GUI, press ⊞ Win keybutton to open the start menu, type in services to search for the Service Manager and press Enter to launch it.
The services can also be started using the command-line prompt (CMD) or the PowerShell.
In this note i am showing how to start, stop or check the status of a service in Windows using the command-line prompt (CMD) or the PowerShell. (more…)
All processes in Windows can be listed on the command-line prompt (CMD) using the tasklist command.
The tasklist command in Windows is the Linux ps command equivalent.
In this note i am showing how to list all processes on the command-line prompt (CMD) in Windows using the tasklist command, how to sort the process list and how to find a specific process by name. (more…)
The services in Windows can be listed using the Service Manager tool.
To start the Service Manager GUI, press ⊞ Win keybutton to open the “Start” menu, type in services to search for the Service Manager and press Enter to launch it.
The services can also be listed using the command-line prompt (CMD) or the PowerShell.
In this note i am showing how to list the services and how to search for a specific service in Windows using the command-line prompt (CMD) or the PowerShell. (more…)