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When I run an app from the cmd-line, how do I find the exe's path?

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Mar 15, 20265051 views
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When I run an app from the DOS Prompt in Windows, the command in question is often not in the current directory, but is found via the PATH environment variable. What's the quickest way to find the path of the actual EXE that's being run?

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On Vista you can type the executable's name in search field in start menu, when it's displayed in results, r-click and select "Open file location" from menu. If the program is still running and you are using Process explorer from Sysinternals you ca…

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