cmd-tools

Simple batch files to boost productivity with cmd.exe

desk.cmd

Quickly navigate to desktop directory

wait.bat

Simplified wait command

wait <number-of-seconds>
wait 5

showpath.cmd

Cleanly display your env path variable

dontsleep.cmd

Enable/disable Performance Power mode via cmd line. Also has a persistant setting to get around Group Policy Settings. Use this if your tired of having to move your mouse to keep the screen alive.

Examples:
  Enable Performance Power Setting once
    dontsleep.cmd
  
  Enable Performance Power Setting Persistantly without/with default wait  time intervals between setting    
  
    dontsleep -P    
    dontsleep -P 300
  
  Enable Balanced Power Setting    
  
    dontsleep -D

pwd.cmd

Display present working directory

kdiff.cmd

Open kdiff via cmd.exe (can pass in args)

must have kdiff3 installed in Program Files -or- saved in %PATH%

kdiff <file1> <file2>

npp.cmd

Open notepad++ via cmd.exe (can pass in args)

must have notepad++ installed in Program Files (x86) -or- saved in %PATH%

npp
npp <file1>
npp <file1> <file*>

gitlog.cmd

Runs git log --decorate --oneline --graph to provide a cleaner view of branch history

hist.cmd

Simplified way to view cmd history

dtstamp.cmd

Saves date stamp to %datestamp% env variable Saves time stamp to %timestamp% env variable