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How to jump to the root directory from current directory
Posted: 02 Jan 2013 01:08
by radiantracy
Hi,
My requirement is that if I am in C:/Test/Folder1/Folder2, the batch command shud jump to C:/Test/Folder1. What is the batch command to do the same. My code is :
SET ARGUMENTS=%1
Set PROJROOTFOLDER=%ARGUMENTS%
popd
ECHO %PROJROOTFOLDER%
here %1 gets arg from user and it shud jump to the previous folder. How shud i modify the code jump to a directory above ?
Re: How to jump to the root directory from current directory
Posted: 02 Jan 2013 01:20
by john924xps
That code's unnecessary. You could just execute "cd..". That would make the program enter its parent directory
Re: How to jump to the root directory from current directory
Posted: 02 Jan 2013 01:24
by radiantracy
Hi john924xps, I tried cd.. but its not moving to the root directory.
SET ARGUMENTS=%1
The %1 is fetched from the console of another application which gives oly the program directory say C:/Workspace/Project.
I want the arg to be replaced with C:/Workspace.
Re: How to jump to the root directory from current directory
Posted: 02 Jan 2013 02:37
by abc0502
You can use the pushd command followed by the location you want,
and the CD command should take the switch /D to change to that directory.
as it might that the location you want to change to is behind the current one like to change from
to
using the /D switch will do.
Re: How to jump to the root directory from current directory
Posted: 02 Jan 2013 02:48
by foxidrive
This will set the variable to one directory less.
Code: Select all
@echo off
SET ARGUMENTS=%1
for %%a in ("%~dp1") do set "PROJROOTFOLDER=%%a"
ECHO "%PROJROOTFOLDER%"
pause
Re: How to jump to the root directory from current directory
Posted: 02 Jan 2013 06:45
by Squashman
CD ..
And what you are referring to is not the ROOT. Root would be the drive letter.
Re: How to jump to the root directory from current directory
Posted: 03 Jan 2013 05:49
by !k
"Determine parent folder name without entire folder path"
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2427
Re: How to jump to the root directory from current directory
Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:23
by skat3444
you can use the command CD..
example:
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cd %username%\Downloads
start "downloaded file"
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Re: How to jump to the root directory from current directory
Posted: 04 Jan 2013 22:47
by radiantracy
thanks a lot. working on all the possibilities posted.
Re: How to jump to the root directory from current directory
Posted: 15 Jan 2013 23:20
by carlsomo
Code: Select all
set fullpath=c:\windows\system32
d:
echo %cd%
echo %fullpath%
cd /d %fullpath%\.\..
echo %__CD__% is the parent dir of fullpath with a trailing '\'
echo %cd% is the parent dir of fullpath without the trailing '\'
Re: How to jump to the root directory from current directory
Posted: 16 Jan 2013 00:03
by shirulkar
Cd \.
Above command is the best to change root directory.
Re: How to jump to the root directory from current directory
Posted: 25 Jan 2013 02:47
by suresh_knv
cd .. is the best command to use to get to the just above parent folder and cd \ is used to get to the drive letter as mentioned above...