Shell command how to use

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heijingang
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Shell command how to use

Post by heijingang »

Shell command how to use, I have been confused, please point.
shell:<name>
therube
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Re: Shell command how to use

Post by therube »

[shell:known-folder-name]
Though I suppose you have to start at the top & first understand what Search Preprocessor is (& of which I'm not really familiar).
NotNull
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Re: Shell command how to use

Post by NotNull »

Some examples:

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shell:desktop
shell:downloads
shell:"my music"
shell folder names that contain a space need to be enclosed in ""

List of known shell folder names
tuska
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Re: Shell command how to use

Post by tuska »

NotNull wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:37 pm List of known shell folder names
The requested page could not be found.
Please check.
KNOWNFOLDERID wrote: Use with the shell:<name> search function.
Replace <name> with one of the following physical folders:
Use double quotes to escape spaces in the shell name, eg: shell:"Common Start Menu"
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Re: Shell command how to use

Post by NotNull »

Thanks @tuska!

(there wasn't even a URL in the link I posted :o . Now fixed ..)
heijingang
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Re: Shell command how to use

Post by heijingang »

Thank you tuska NotNull
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