CODEWITHSUNDEEP
powershellbatch-filecmd
ABO
ABO

Reputation: 178

Have a .bat script recognise if i'm in cmd.exe or powershell?

Since the Microsoft quickaccess feature is very slow I prefer not to use it, and sometimes loading a folder takes too much time as well, I made a simple script to jump more easily among my "favorite" folders.
i.e. I open a cmd and type gt tools g, the gt.bat script will go to the folder and then open gvim in that folder.
Since I'm a freshman in shell scripting the syntax is as easy as it gets:

if /I "%1" == "tools" goto TOOLS
if /I "%1" == "dow"   goto DOW
:: ...a couple rows below...
:TOOLS
cd /d "G:\Shared drive\Stuff\Tools\"
goto EV2
:DOW
cd /d "C:\Users\myself\Downloads"
goto EV2
:: ... and so on for some 10 folders and again the second argument

I need to do cd /d <folder> because some folders are on a shared drive and some on C:, and on cmd it's the only way to navigate between drives.

Problem: if instead of cmd.exe I use PowerShell, the syntax cd /d <folder> is wrong. I should now use cd regardless of where I am, and the script fails otherwise.
I guess the easiest solution is to check whether the script was launched by cmd or powershell, but I can't find a command for that.
Any suggestion? Or maybe it's better to stick to one type of shell?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 70

Answers (1)

WaitingForGuacamole
WaitingForGuacamole

Reputation: 4301

If you're trying to distinguish between CMD and Powershell only because of cd /d driveletter:, why don't you try:

if /I "%1" == "tools" goto TOOLS
if /I "%1" == "dow"   goto DOW
:: ...a couple rows below...
:TOOLS
G:
cd "\Shared drive\Stuff\Tools\"
goto EV2
:DOW
C:
cd "\Users\myself\Downloads"
goto EV2
:: ... and so on for some 10 folders and again the second argument

Upvotes: 1

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