Run Command Prompt Commands

Question

Is there any way to run command prompt commands from within a C# application? If so how would I do the following:

copy /b Image1.jpg + Archive.rar Image2.jp         


        

Answer 1

you can use simply write the code in a .bat format extension ,the code of the batch file :

c:/ copy /b Image1.jpg + Archive.rar Image2.jpg

use this c# code :

Process.Start("file_name.bat")

Answer 2

Tried @RameshVel solution but I could not pass arguments in my console application. If anyone experiences the same problem here is a solution:

using System.Diagnostics;

Process cmd = new Process();
cmd.StartInfo.FileName = "cmd.exe";
cmd.StartInfo.RedirectStandardInput = true;
cmd.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
cmd.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
cmd.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
cmd.Start();

cmd.StandardInput.WriteLine("echo Oscar");
cmd.StandardInput.Flush();
cmd.StandardInput.Close();
cmd.WaitForExit();
Console.WriteLine(cmd.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd());

Answer 3

None of the above answers helped for some reason, it seems like they sweep errors under the rug and make troubleshooting one's command difficult. So I ended up going with something like this, maybe it will help someone else:

var proc = new Process
{
    StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
    {
        FileName = @"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE\tf.exe",
        Arguments = "checkout AndroidManifest.xml",
        UseShellExecute = false,
        RedirectStandardOutput = true,
        CreateNoWindow = true,
        WorkingDirectory = @"C:\MyAndroidApp\"
    }
};

proc.Start();

Answer 4

with a reference to Microsoft.VisualBasic

Interaction.Shell("copy /b Image1.jpg + Archive.rar Image2.jpg", AppWinStyle.Hide);

Answer 5

Here is little simple and less code version. It will hide the console window too-

System.Diagnostics.Process process = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
process.StartInfo.WindowStyle = System.Diagnostics.ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
process.StartInfo.FileName = "cmd.exe";
process.StartInfo.Arguments = "/C copy /b Image1.jpg + Archive.rar Image2.jpg";
process.Start();

Answer 6

You can do this using CliWrap in one line:

var stdout = new Cli("cmd")
         .Execute("copy /b Image1.jpg + Archive.rar Image2.jpg")
         .StandardOutput;