How-to: Show the full path to an executable file.

Show the full path to an executable file.

:: Which.cmd
:WHICH CommandName [ReturnVar] :: :: Determines the full path of the file that would execute if :: CommandName were executed. :: :: The result is stored in variable ReturnVar, or else it is :: echoed to stdout if ReturnVar is not specified. :: :: If no file is found, then an error message is echoed to stderr. :: :: The ERRORLEVEL is set to one of the following values :: 0 - Success: A matching file was found :: 1 - CommandName is an internal command :: 2 - No file was found and CommandName is not an internal command :: 3 - Improper syntax - no CommandName specified :: @echo off setlocal disableDelayedExpansion set "file=%~1" setlocal enableDelayedExpansion if not defined file ( >&2 echo Syntax error: No CommandName specified exit /b 3 ) :: test for internal command echo(!file!|findstr /i "[^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz]" >nul || ( set "empty=!temp!\emptyFolder" md "!empty!" 2>nul del /q "!empty!\*" 2>nul >nul setlocal pushd "!empty!" set path= (call ) !file! /? >nul 2>nul if not errorlevel 9009 ( >&2 echo "!file!" is an internal command popd exit /b 1 ) popd endlocal ) :: test for external command set "noExt=" if "%~x1" neq "" if "!PATHEXT:%~x1=!" neq "!PATHEXT!" set noExt=""; set "modpath=.\;!PATH!" @for %%E in (%noExt%%PATHEXT%) do @for %%F in ("!file!%%~E") do ( setlocal disableDelayedExpansion if not "%%~$modpath:F"=="" if not exist "%%~$modpath:F\" ( endlocal & endlocal & endlocal if "%~2"=="" (echo %%~$modpath:F) else set "%~2=%%~$modpath:F" exit /b 0 ) endlocal ) endlocal >&2 echo "%~1" is not a valid command exit /b 2 :: Credits: :: Dave Benham :: forum thread :: StackOverflow answer

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