Is there a way to automatically show the contents of a directory after a cd change in the windows cmd?
Is there a way to automatically show the contents of a directory after a cd change in the windows cmd?
So i want to change directory and view the new directory contents automatically with out having to type cd folder and then dir on the next line. Is there a way to adjust the settings on the windows cmd prompt such that every time you change directory it lists the contents automatically?
cd folder
dir
2 Answers
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Yes & No.
What you can do, is make cd and alias for cd & dir:
cd
cd & dir
doskey cd=cd $* ^& dir
Note that these aliase are by standard only avaible for the session you define them. To use this alias persistent take a look at the tutorials I linked at the bottom.
Explanation:
doskey - create an alias/makro using doskey.exe
doskey
doskey.exe
cd $* - Use cd with the argument given to the alias
cd $*
cd
^& - This uses the normal & for two commands with the ^ to as escape character
^&
&
^
dir -make an dir in the directory you just moved in
dir
dir
Additional info about doskey can be found here:
doskey
How to set an alias in Windows Command Line?
Setup Persistent Aliases & Macros in Windows Command Prompt (cmd.exe) using DOSKey
Additional warning (Thanks to @eryksun):
Note that doskey.exe is a command-line interface to the console's input alias and history facilities.
doskey.exe
Console aliases are implemented in the console itself (i.e conhost.exe). They're defined per executable name (e.g. cmd.exe or python.exe), match at the beginning of a line, and replace the text that's read by the process via ReadFile or ReadConsole.
conhost.exe
cmd.exe
python.exe
ReadFile
ReadConsole
This means you cannot pipe into an alias or use one in a batch script. For that you need a custom batch script.
Thanks that works a treat!
– Owen Jaques
Aug 22 at 14:11
Note that doskey.exe is a command-line interface to the console's input alias and history facilities. Console aliases are implemented in the console itself (i.e conhost.exe). They're defined per executable name (e.g. cmd.exe or python.exe), match at the beginning of a line, and replace the text that's read by the process via
ReadFile or ReadConsole. This means you cannot pipe into an alias or use one in a batch script. For that you need a custom batch script.– eryksun
Aug 22 at 17:36
ReadFile
ReadConsole
@eryksun Thx for the add up. I will append this to the answer :)
– Paxz
Aug 22 at 17:38
Im not 100% sure, i have never done that before but i have seen that you are able to do multiple commands in one line, the way to do this differs slightly depending on operating systems and other factors.
If this is what you are meaning then it has been mentioned and answered previously here
How do I run two commands in one line in Windows CMD?
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You can do two commands in one line like shown here stackoverflow.com/questions/8055371/…
– Sunley95
Aug 22 at 13:49