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Redmond Path Makes System Path Editing Fool-Proof
Posted by Kevin Purdy at 12:30 AM on April 22, 2008
Windows only: Anyone who's edited their system path entries—the places where you tell Windows to look for programs you type into the command line—knows how awkwardly small the space given is to edit a huge string of text, and one misplaced character can nuke the whole thing. Redmond Path, a free download for Windows systems, offers a graphical multi-line interface, roll-back points for experimental changes, and verification that you're pointing Windows to a valid location. Now it shouldn't be so hard to have append to text files, use Unix commands from the command prompt, or give yourself easy access to oft-launched programs. Redmond Path is a free download for Windows systems only.
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The How-To Geek
Posted 1:39 AM 22/4/08
Personally I've always just copied the current field value into Notepad, done my edits there, and then pasted it back into the field.
In fact, that's what I usually do anytime the edit box is too small... like on most blog comment boxes.
The How-To Geek
TheChadd
Posted 1:49 AM 22/4/08
Is it really that hard to copy/paste into a text editor and back?
TheChadd
joelena
Posted 2:17 AM 22/4/08
If you want most of these features plus the ability to disable (instead of just removing) entries, there's also System Path Commander from Donation Coder [www.donationcoder.com]
joelena
hobg
Posted 2:45 AM 22/4/08
I prefer Rapid Environment Editor which lets you edit all environment variables, not just PATH
[www.rapidee.com]
hobg
Posco Grubb
Posted 4:37 AM 22/4/08
Besides longer fields for paths, it's about time for Windows common controls to take a two-word hint from most UNIX shells: TAB COMPLETION
Posco Grubb
philosopher_dog
Posted 9:47 AM 22/4/08
Thanx for the post. Great suggestions by the commenters as usual. Perhaps you should start the post with the caveat "I know you can do this with a text editor, but just in case ...". :)
philosopher_dog
bmearns
Posted 9:13 AM 22/4/08
append to text? "echo This is a note >> C:\scratch.txt"
bmearns
bmearns
Posted 9:12 AM 22/4/08
Cute idea, but is editing the path in-situ really a big enough hastle to install a free-ware app? I mean how often are you editing your path, anyway?
bmearns