Shortcut that runs command prompt and runs two lines of code

Question

I open cmd and write cd Desktop\PES and then I write again pes.exe to run the pes.exe file. Now, I want to ask if the above two commands can be written as one in the cmd and how can I create a shortcut (right click -> New -> Shortcut) in order to run the above code?

The properties of a shortcut have the edit field __Start in__ which makes the usage of command `cd /D "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\PES"` useless as this is done by Windows before starting the application. Specify "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\PES" for __Start in__ in shortcut properties and specify as command to execute the file `pes.exe` with full path, i.e. `"%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\PES\pes.exe"`. — Mofi, Apr 10 '17 at 16:47
[Single line with multiple commands using Windows batch file](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25343351/) answers also your question. The ampersand makes it possible to run multiple commands from single line. The command line for the shortcut properties would be `%SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe /C cd /D "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\PES" & pes.exe`. But this solution is suboptimal, especially if `pes.exe` is a GUI application and therefore running a command process with a console window just for executing the GUI application is definitely not good. — Mofi, Apr 10 '17 at 16:58

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 10 '17 at 16:25

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Have you considered a batch script? Write those commands into notepad and save with .bat extension. Can run as one command in cmd and, though wouldn't be technically a shortcut, could be saved to desktop.

answered Apr 10 '17 at 16:25

plantbeard

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But, you can create a shortcut to the .bat script on the Desktop. – lit Apr 11 '17 at 13:55

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 10 '17 at 17:44

You can add the following command in your shortcuts.xml file. (In <UserDefinedCommands></UserDefinedCommands> section)

<Command name="Run in CMD" Ctrl="yes" Alt="no" Shift="yes" Key="67">&quot;cmd.exe&quot; /K &quot;cd, c:\users&quot; & notepad</Command>

Essentially NPP is sending the following command. (& is used to enter multiple commands.)

cmd.exe /K "c:\users" & Notepad

The above command adds a shortcut in Run menu called 'Run in CMD'.

The command opens the command prompt
Changes the directory to c:\users.
Open a Notepad.

Note:

Do not change the shortcuts.xml in Notepad++, it may not save the changes. Rather use Notepad or other text editor to make those changes.
You can also assign a keyboard shortcut to this command using Shortcut Mapper.

Shortcut that runs command prompt and runs two lines of code

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