Override TCC internal commands

[ron]

It's been too long but I thought there was a special char I could use when invoking a CMD command that TCC also supplied - forcing the shell to use the MS version. For example, tasklist. I checked several places in the help but could not find it.

 

[Charles Dye]

One way to run an external is to specify the complete path to the executable:

C:\Windows\System32\tasklist.exe

If the executable is in the search path, a sneaky quick method is to quote the name:

"tasklist"

If you usually want this program rather than the internal command, create an alias:

alias tasklist=c:\windows\system32\tasklist.exe

Finally, if you never want the internal command, you can disable it with SETDOS:

setdos /i-tasklist

 

[ron]

Thanks! " " was the method I'd used before but could not recall.

It's rare I need it but sometimes I come across a switch for a command that the TCC version doesn't support.