I am running Windows Vista Ultimate SP2 with MS DOS Version 6.0.6002

Okay, I have some experience in C/C++ and Java, but I am a total n00b when it comes to DOS.

What I WANT to do is create new DOS external commands for GNU programs I have downloaded, so that I don't have to type out the entire path to the executable each TIME I want to use the program.

For instance, I want to create a command for Wget so that I can just type wget instead of "C:\Program FILES\GnuWin32\bin\wget.exe"

I'm pretty sure this is possible in Linux bash because I remember watching someone do it about a year ago. I just can't remember the command they used or its MS DOS equivalent (if there is one).

I tried making a batch file wget.bat to put in C:\Windows\system32, but this code is limited to only 8 arguments and I might need more:
Code: [Select]@echo off
"C:\Program Files\GnuWin32\bin\wget.exe" %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9

I tried to write a C program to get around the argument limit (or at LEAST make it larger). Of course, it's been a while since I wrote in C and the program below keeps crashing for some inexplicable reason:
Code: [Select]#include <stdlib.h>
#include <process.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
int i;
char *command = "";
strcat(command, "\"C:\\Program Files\\GnuWin32\\bin\\wget.exe");
for (i = 1; i < argc; i++)
{
strcat(command, " ");
strcat(command, argv[i]);
}
system(command);
return 0;
}

I'm willing to bet that there's an easier way to do this besides making a full-blown C executable, but I just don't know how to do it and I seem to be failing to find it in my internet searches.

If anyone knows any way at all I can create new External Commands in MS DOS, even if it's as convoluted as a C executable, please let me know. I thank you all very much for your assistance.try use this:

Code: [Select]@echo off

call :getallargs some random args 123 asd

echo %args%
pause
exit

:getallargs
:LOOP
set args=%args% %1
shift
if not "%1" equ "" goto LOOPC:\>type wget.bat
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start "C:\Program Files\GnuWin32\bin\wget.exe"

C:\>
or


C:\>type wget.bat
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start "C:\Program Files\GnuWin32\bin\%1.exe"C:\>wget.bat wget
C:\>
Excellent. I was not quite sure how to use the shift command until you POSTED this code. With a little modification, I now have a standard template for creating new external commands by creating batch files in C:\Windows\System32

Code: [Select]@echo off
set args="C:\Program Files\GnuWin32\bin\wget.exe"

:LOOP
set args=%args% %1
shift
if "%1" neq "" goto LOOP

%args%
set args=

It runs perfectly. Problem resolved. Thank you devcom! or, instead of

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"C:\Program Files\GnuWin32\bin\wget.exe" %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9

have

Code: [Select]@echo off
"C:\Program Files\GnuWin32\bin\wget.exe" %*