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sneaker_ger · 13th March 2019, 21:20

In the cmd window you must use single "%" instead of "%%". "%%" is for batch files.

For the paths:
You have several options. You can set files and folders using their relative paths (relative to the working directory, in your sceenshot it's c:\windows\system32\) or their absolute paths. If you use relative paths for the executables it's easiest to put things into %PATH% like StainlessS said so you can call them from anywhere. It's not strictly necessary, just for convenience.

Personally, I usually open the cmd in the directory where the files I want to work on are. Usually I go into the folder using the Explorer, hold shift and right-click on an empty stop and select "open command prompt here" (with Windows 10 it's difficult). Then working directory will be that folder instead of c:\windows\system32\.
I have ffmpeg, x264, mkvmerge and other vital tools in %PATH%.

Then I can just use the simple commands like my ffmpeg example without writing the long, absolute paths.

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sneaker_ger Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,565	In the cmd window you must use single "%" instead of "%%". "%%" is for batch files. For the paths: You have several options. You can set files and folders using their relative paths (relative to the working directory, in your sceenshot it's c:\windows\system32\) or their absolute paths. If you use relative paths for the executables it's easiest to put things into %PATH% like StainlessS said so you can call them from anywhere. It's not strictly necessary, just for convenience. Personally, I usually open the cmd in the directory where the files I want to work on are. Usually I go into the folder using the Explorer, hold shift and right-click on an empty stop and select "open command prompt here" (with Windows 10 it's difficult). Then working directory will be that folder instead of c:\windows\system32\. I have ffmpeg, x264, mkvmerge and other vital tools in %PATH%. Then I can just use the simple commands like my ffmpeg example without writing the long, absolute paths. Last edited by sneaker_ger; 13th March 2019 at 21:29.