Apache Maven is a command-line tool for building and managing dependencies of Java-based applications. Maven requires Java and before installing Maven in Windows it needs to ensure that Java Development Kit (JDK) is installed and JAVA_HOME environment variable is set. As only this requirement is satisfied, you can download and install Maven. In this note […]
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Windows: `Cat` Equivalent – CMD & PowerShell
The cat command in Linux is used to concatenate files and print on the standard output. The type command is a Windows cat equivalent that works across a command-line prompt (CMD) and a Windows PowerShell. In this short note i will show how to concatenate files and how to print the contents of a text […]
File is Open in Another Program: Delete – Find Locking Process
If you try to delete a file or a folder locked by some process (open in another program) in Windows you may get an error as follows: The action can’t be completed because the file is open in another program The action can’t be completed because the folder or a file in it is open […]
Windows: Environment Variables Editor – Quick Shortcut
The most convenient way to create and modify environment variables in Windows is to use the default environment variables editor. Unfortunately it is not easy to find where to launch this tool from that is quite annoying if you have to edit environment variables in Windows often. In this article i will show how to […]
Windows: `Watch` Equivalent – CMD & PowerShell
The watch command in Linux is used to execute a command periodically and show the output. This is extremely useful if you need to track any changes in the output of a repeatedly executed command. There is no direct equivalent for the watch command in Windows, however the same result can be achieved using the […]
Windows: MD5/SHA256 CheckSum – Built-In Utility
In Windows you can make a checksum of a file without installing any additional software. For this you can use the certUtil – built-in command-line utility that works both in Windows CMD and Powershell. In this note i will show the examples of how to make md5sum and sha256sum of a file in Windows from […]
JFrog Artifactory: Download Artifact using cURL
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.
Windows: Zip | Unzip – Command Line
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 […]
Windows: Install Telnet Client – CMD & PowerShell
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 […]
[SOLVED] CMD does not support UNC paths as current directories
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 […]