elektrostudios / paths

Command-line app to manage (add, remove or clean) the PATH and PATHEXT environment variables.

PATHS

A command-line application to manage (add, remove or clean) the PATH and PATHEXT environment variables.

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🖼️ Screenshots

📝 Requirements

• Microsoft Windows OS.

🤖 Getting Started

Download the latest release by clicking here.

Syntax

    PATHS.exe /OPTIONS [DIRECTORY PATH or FILE EXTENSION or ENTRY INDEX]

Switches

    /L (or) /List    | Lists the PATH entries.
    /E (or) /Export  | Exports PATH and PATHEXT entries to a registry script file.
    /C (or) /Clean   | Clean duplicates and missing directory paths in PATH and PATHEXT.
    /R (or) /Restore | Restores the PATH entries to Windows defaults.
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    /Add -User       | Adda a directory to current user's PATH.
    /Add -Machine    | Adds a directory to local machine PATH.
    /A (or) /Add     | Adds a directory to current user's and local machine PATHs.
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    /Del -User       | Deletes a directory from current user's PATH.
    /Del -Machine    | Deletes a directory from local machine PATH.
    /D (or) /Del     | Deletes a directory from current user's and local machine PATHs.
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    /AddExt -User    | Adds a file extension to current user's PATHEXT.
    /AddExt -Machine | Adds a file extension to local machine PATHEXT.
    /AddExt          | Adds a file extension to current user's and local machine PATHEXTs.
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    /DelExt -User    | Deletes a file extension from current user's PATHEXT.
    /DelExt -Machine | Deletes a file extension from local machine PATHEXT.
    /DelExt          | Deletes a file extension from current user's and local machine PATHEXTs.
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    /? (or) /Help    | Shows this help.

Switch value types

    Note: You can list all the entry indices using command: PATHS.exe /List

    /Del -User       (Directory Path or Entry Index)
    /Del -Machine    (Directory Path or Entry Index)

    /AddExt -User    (File Extension)
    /AddExt -Machine (File Extension)

    /DelExt -User    (File Extension)
    /DelExt -Machine (File Extension)

Usage examples

    PATHS.exe /List
    (Lists the entries of PATH and PATHEXT)

    PATHS.exe /Clean
    (Clean duplicates and missing directory paths in PATH and PATHEXT)

    PATHS.exe /Restore
    (Restores the PATH and PATHEXT to Windows defaults)

    PATHS.exe /Export "C:\Registry File.reg"
    (Exports the PATH and PATHEXT entries to the specified registry script file)

    PATHS.exe /Add -User "C:\Directory"
    (Adds a directory with name "C:\Directory" to current user's PATH)

    PATHS.exe /Add -Machine "C:\Directory"
    (Adds a directory with name "C:\Directory" to local machine PATH)

    PATHS.exe /Add "C:\Directory"
    (Adds a directory with name "C:\Directory" to current user's and local machine PATHs)

    PATHS.exe /Del -User "C:\Directory"
    (Deletes any directory with name "C:\Directory" from current user's PATH)

    PATHS.exe /Del -Machine "C:\Directory"
    (Deletes any directory with name "C:\Directory" from local machine PATH)

    PATHS.exe /Del "C:\Directory"
    (Deletes any directory with name "C:\Directory" from current user's and local machine PATHs)

    PATHS.exe /Del -User 5
    (Deletes the entry with index 5 from current user's PATH)

    PATHS.exe /Del -Machine 5
    (Deletes the entry with index 5 from local machine PATH)

    PATHS.exe /AddExt -User ".test"
    (Adds a file extension with name ".test" to current user's PATHEXT)

    PATHS.exe /AddExt -Machine ".test"
    (Adds a file extension with name ".test" to local machine PATHEXT)

    PATHS.exe /AddExt ".test"
    (Adds a file extension with name ".test" to current user's and local machine PATHEXTs)

    PATHS.exe /DelExt -User ".test"
    (Deletes any file extension with name ".test" from current user's PATHEXT)

    PATHS.exe /DelExt -Machine ".test"
    (Deletes any file extension with name ".test" from local machine PATHEXT)

    PATHS.exe /DelExt ".test"
    (Deletes any file extension with name ".test" from current user's and local machine PATHEXTs)

🔄 Change Log

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