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Navigating with environment variables and
shell directive:ENV | Location |
|---|---|
%HOMEDRIVE%, %SystemDrive% | "C:\" |
%WINDIR%, %SystemRoot% | "C:\Windows" |
%PROGRAMFILES% | "C:\Program Files" |
%COMSPEC% | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" |
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES% | "C:\Program Files\Common Files" |
%HOMEPATH%, %USERPROFILE% | "C:\Documents and Settings\Username" |
%ALLUSERSPROFILE% | "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users" |
%PROGRAMFILES(X86)% | "C:\Program Files (x86)" (only in 64-bit version) |
%APPDATA% | "C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data" |
%TEMP%, %TMP% | "C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Temp" |
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)% | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files" (only in 64-bit version) |
Command | Location |
|---|---|
shell:System | "C:\Windows\System32" |
shell:Downloads | Current user's "Downloads" folder |
shell:MyComputerFolder | "This PC" window |
HTLM-based pseudo terminal emulator (useful when there's no other terminal apps available):
shell.html
<window>
<vbox>
<vbox scrollable="true" width="500" height="400">
<edit>
<variable>CMDOUTPUT</variable>
<input file>/tmp/termout.txt</input>
</edit>
</vbox>
<hbox>
<text><label>Command:</label></text>
<entry><variable>CMDTORUN</variable></entry>
<button>
<label>Run</label>
<action>$CMDTORUN > /tmp/termout.txt 2>&1</action>
<action>refresh:CMDOUTPUT</action>
</button>
</hbox>
</vbox>
</window>
The shell can be invoked with
/usr/bin/gtkdialog -f shell.htmlLast modified 1yr ago