Get DOS path instead of Windows path

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In a DOS window  how can I get the full DOS name short name of the directory I am in   For example  if I am in the directory C  Program Files Java jdk1 6 0 22  I want to display it s short name C  PROGRA 1 Java JDK16 1 0 2   I know running dir  x will give me the short names of files directories in the current directory but I haven t been able to find a way to display the full path of the current directory in short name format  I m having to work my way through the path from the root  directory by directory  running dir  x in each   I m sure there is an easier way to do this

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In windows batch scripts    s1 expands path parameters to short names  Create this batch file    ECHO OFF echo   s1   I called mine shortNamePath cmd and call it like this   c   gt shortNamePath  c  Program Files  x86  Android android-sdk  c  PROGRA 2 Android ANDROI 1   Edit  here s a version that uses the current directory if no parameter was supplied    ECHO OFF if   1        0    else echo   s1   Called without parameters   C  Program Files  x86  Android android-sdk gt shortNamePath C  PROGRA 2 Android ANDROI 1

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You could also enter the following into a CMD window   dir  lt ParentDirectory gt   X   Where  lt ParentDirectory gt  is replaced with the full path of the directory containing the item you would like the name for   While the output is not a simple as Timbo s answer  it will list all the items in the specified directory with the actual name and  if different  the short name   If you do use for  I in     do echo   sI you can replace the   with the full path of the file folder to get the short name of that file folder  otherwise the short name of the current folder is returned    Tested on Windows 7 x64

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Kimbo s answer is perfect for normal files   for  I in     do echo   sI   For MsDos file names on HardLinks  The hard links created with mklink  H  lt link gt   lt target gt  will not have an MsDos short file name   In case you dir  X and you discover that missing short name you should expect the followings   d  personal photos-tofix 2013-proposed1-bad gt dir  X  Volume in drive D has no label   Volume Serial Number is 7C7E-04BA   Directory of d  personal photos-tofix 2013-proposed1-bad  03 02 2015  15 15     lt DIR gt                          03 02 2015  15 15     lt DIR gt                           22 12 2013  12 10         1 948 654 2013-1 1 JPG 2013-12-22--12-10-42------Bulevardul-Petrochimi tilor jpg 22 12 2013  12 10         1 899 739              2013-12-22--12-10-52------Bulevardul Petrochimi tilor jpg   Normal file  In this case   gt  for  I in   2013-12-22--12-10-42------Bulevardul-Petrochimi tilor jpg   do echo   sI   I ve got what I expected  d  personal PH124E 1 2013-P 3 2013-1 1 JPG   Hard link file  In this case   gt  for  I in   2013-12-22--12-10-52------Bulevardul-Petrochimi tilor jpg   do echo   sI   I ve got the normal MsDos path but the normal filename   d  personal PH124E 1 2013-P 3 2013-12-22--12-10-52------Bulevardul-Petrochimi tilor jpg

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for  I in     do echo   sI   Any simpler way

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A someone more direct answer is to fix the bug    SPARK HOME  bin spark-class2 cmd  Line 54 Broken  set RUNNER   JAVA HOME  bin java  Windows Style  set  RUNNER  JAVA HOME  bin java   Otherwise  the RUNNER ends up with quotes  and the command   RUNNER   -Xmx128m     ends up with double-quotes   The result is that the Program and File are treated as separate parameters

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Being a programmer made this 10-minute Winform project  It s been useful for me  Making this app to a context menu for file explorer would save more clicks     Form1 cs     using System  using System Runtime InteropServices  using System Text  using System Windows Forms   namespace ToShortPath       public partial class Form1   Form                DllImport  kernel32 dll   CharSet   CharSet Auto           public static extern int GetShortPathName                    MarshalAs UnmanagedType LPTStr                      string path                    MarshalAs UnmanagedType LPTStr                      StringBuilder shortPath                   int shortPathLength                             public Form1                         InitializeComponent                       private void button1 Click object sender  EventArgs e                           Show the dialog and get result              var openFileDialog1   new OpenFileDialog                DialogResult result   openFileDialog1 ShowDialog                if  result    DialogResult OK     Test result                                textBox1 Text   openFileDialog1 FileName                                  private void button2 Click object sender  EventArgs e                        var openFileDialog1   new FolderBrowserDialog                DialogResult result   openFileDialog1 ShowDialog                if  result    DialogResult OK     Test result                                textBox1 Text   openFileDialog1 SelectedPath                                    private void textBox1 TextChanged object sender  EventArgs e                        StringBuilder shortPath   new StringBuilder 65000               GetShortPathName textBox1 Text  shortPath  shortPath Capacity               textBox2 Text   shortPath ToString                         Form1 Designer cs   namespace ToShortPath       partial class Form1                    lt summary gt              Required designer variable               lt  summary gt          private System ComponentModel IContainer components   null                lt summary gt              Clean up any resources being used               lt  summary gt               lt param name  disposing  gt true if managed resources should be disposed  otherwise  false  lt  param gt          protected override void Dispose bool disposing                        if  disposing  amp  amp   components    null                                 components Dispose                              base Dispose disposing                       region Windows Form Designer generated code               lt summary gt              Required method for Designer support - do not modify             the contents of this method with the code editor               lt  summary gt          private void InitializeComponent                         this textBox1   new System Windows Forms TextBox                this textBox2   new System Windows Forms TextBox                this label1   new System Windows Forms Label                this label2   new System Windows Forms Label                this button1   new System Windows Forms Button                this button2   new System Windows Forms Button                this SuspendLayout                                   textBox1                             this textBox1 Location   new System Drawing Point 69  13               this textBox1 Multiline   true              this textBox1 Name    textBox1               this textBox1 Size   new System Drawing Size 516  53               this textBox1 TabIndex   0              this textBox1 TextChanged    new System EventHandler this textBox1 TextChanged                                  textBox2                             this textBox2 Location   new System Drawing Point 69  72               this textBox2 Multiline   true              this textBox2 Name    textBox2               this textBox2 ReadOnly   true              this textBox2 Size   new System Drawing Size 516  53               this textBox2 TabIndex   1                                 label1                             this label1 AutoSize   true              this label1 Location   new System Drawing Point 7  35               this label1 Name    label1               this label1 Size   new System Drawing Size 56  13               this label1 TabIndex   2              this label1 Text    Long Path                                  label2                             this label2 AutoSize   true              this label2 Location   new System Drawing Point 7  95               this label2 Name    label2               this label2 Size   new System Drawing Size 57  13               this label2 TabIndex   3              this label2 Text    Short Path                                  button1                             this button1 AutoSize   true              this button1 Location   new System Drawing Point 591  13               this button1 Name    button1               this button1 Size   new System Drawing Size 40  53               this button1 TabIndex   4              this button1 Text    File               this button1 UseVisualStyleBackColor   true              this button1 Click    new System EventHandler this button1 Click                                  button2                             this button2 AutoSize   true              this button2 Location   new System Drawing Point 637  12               this button2 Name    button2               this button2 Size   new System Drawing Size 46  53               this button2 TabIndex   5              this button2 Text    Folder               this button2 UseVisualStyleBackColor   true              this button2 Click    new System EventHandler this button2 Click                                  Form1                             this AutoScaleDimensions   new System Drawing SizeF 6F  13F               this AutoScaleMode   System Windows Forms AutoScaleMode Font              this ClientSize   new System Drawing Size 687  135               this Controls Add this button2               this Controls Add this button1               this Controls Add this label2               this Controls Add this label1               this Controls Add this textBox2               this Controls Add this textBox1               this Name    Form1               this Text    Short Path               this ResumeLayout false               this PerformLayout                         endregion          private System Windows Forms TextBox textBox1          private System Windows Forms TextBox textBox2          private System Windows Forms Label label1          private System Windows Forms Label label2          private System Windows Forms Button button1          private System Windows Forms Button button2

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if via a batch file use  set SHORT DIR   dsp0   you can use the echo command to check  echo  SHORT DIR

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similar to this answer but uses a sub-routine    echo off CLS     my code goes here set  my variable C  Program Files  x86  Microsoft Office   echo  my variable   call   sub Short Path   my variable   set  my variable   s Short Path    echo  my variable      rest of my code goes here goto EOF    sub Short Path set  s Short Path   s1 EXIT  b   EOF

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run cmd exe and do the following    gt  cd  long path name   gt  command   Then command com will come up and display only short paths   source

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use this link  it will automatically convert any path you give to any format https   pathconverter-pp azurewebsites net

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fso   New-Object -com scripting filesystemobject  fso GetFolder  c  Program Files  x86    ShortName    PROGRA 2   Inspired by Dr  Scripto s answer

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