Take Command / TCC Help v. 36.50

or

 

 

/C(lose)

/S(tring)

 

See also @PSHELL.

 

File Completion Syntax:

 

The default filename completion syntax is: [1] dirs ps1 [2*] *

 

Usage:

 

Note that you may need to enable PowerShell scripting on your system; on recent versions of Windows it is disabled by default (for security).

 

PSHELL supports multiple string or filename arguments. If a string or filename has embedded whitespace, you must enclose it with double quotes. For example:

 

pshell /s "type $Profile"

 

Without the double quotes PSHELL would interpret this as two commands.

 

PSHELL supports executing scripts in an NTFS stream (script:streamname).

 

TakeCommand.PowerShellHost

 

`[TakeCommand.PowerShellHost]` is available inside the in-process PowerShell session created by Take Command.

 

It exposes two static methods:

 

InvokeCommand(string command)

 

•Runs a TCC command line through `takecmd.dll`

•Returns the command output as a string

•Throws if the command fails or the host bridge is not initialized

 

ExpandValue(string expression)

 

•Expands a TCC variable or function expression through `takecmd.dll`

•Returns the expanded value as a string

•Throws if the expression fails or the host bridge is not initialized

 

Direct usage

 

powershell

$cwd = [TakeCommand.PowerShellHost]::ExpandValue('%_cwd')

"TCC current directory: $cwd"

 

$files = [TakeCommand.PowerShellHost]::InvokeCommand('dir /b')

"TCC dir /b output:"

$files

 

Helper commands added by the bridge

 

The PowerShell host also creates helper functions and aliases during session startup:

 

`Invoke-TccCommand` / `tcc`

`Expand-TccValue` / `tccx`

`Get-TccVariable` / `tccvar`

 

Execute a TCC command

 

powershell

tcc 'dir /b'

 

Expand a TCC expression

 

powershell

tccx '%@upper[test]'

 

Read a TCC variable

 

powershell

tccvar '_cwd'

tccvar '%_pid'

 

Notes

 

•These APIs are only available inside the embedded Take Command PowerShell host.

•`InvokeCommand()` returns captured command output. It does not return the numeric exit code.

•`ExpandValue()` is intended for TCC variable and function expansion such as `%_cwd` or `%@upper[test]`.

•Null or empty inputs are rejected.

 

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