# CLI

The **CLI** internal command can be used to:

* Open the [CLI / Ad-Hoc Script Editor](../../../additional_functionality/cli) window
* Open an MS-DOS prompt (with the current directory set to the current folder in the Lister)
* Cause the [find-as-you-type](../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field) field to appear in its various modes.

**Command Arguments:**

| Argument          | Type                                                                                          | Possible values           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| _no argument_     | -                                                                                             | -                         | Opens an instance of the [CLI / Ad-Hoc Script Editor](../../../additional_functionality/cli) window.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| DOSPROMPT         | /O                                                                                            | _(no value)_              | <p>Opens a DOS prompt with the current directory set to the folder displayed in the source file display. You can override the current directory by using the <strong>cd</strong> directive before the <strong>CLI</strong> command (requires using the advanced command editor).</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI DOSPROMPT</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                   |                                                                                               | **selfolder**             | <p>Uses the first selected sub-folder in the source display as the CD for the DOS prompt.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI DOSPROMPT=selfolder</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                   |                                                                                               | **admin**                 | <p>On Vista and above, opens the DOS prompt elevated (after a UAC prompt).</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI DOSPROMPT=admin</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                   |                                                                                               | **noadmin**               | <p>Prevents the DOS prompt from being elevated.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI DOSPROMPT=noadmin</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                   |                                                                                               | **powershell**            | <p>Opens a PowerShell prompt rather than a DOS prompt.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI DOSPROMPT=powershell,admin</code></p><p>The separate <strong>EXEC</strong> and <strong>TITLE</strong> arguments can be used to choose which version of PowerShell to run and set the window title.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                   |                                                                                               | **powershellise**         | <p>Opens a PowerShell ISE rather than a DOS prompt.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI DOSPROMPT=powershellise</code></p><p>When launching a PowerShell ISE, any color parameters are ignored. This limitation affects the ISE only; DOS prompts and normal PowerShell windows can both have colors specified.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                   |                                                                                               | **color=**_\<color>_      | <p>Sets the text and background colors of the DOS window. You can use this by itself, or in conjunction with the admin argument to override the default color when the prompt is elevated.<br>The &#x3C;color> value is specified with two hexadecimal digits - the first corresponds to the background color, and the second to the foreground. The possible colors depend on your system's settings but are as below by default:</p><p><strong>Supported color values</strong><br>&#x3C;WRAP></p><table><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>0 = Black</td><td>1 = Blue</td><td>2 = Green</td><td>3 = Aqua</td></tr><tr><td>4 = Red</td><td>5 = Purple</td><td>6 = Yellow</td><td>7 = White</td></tr><tr><td>8 = Gray</td><td>9 = Light Blue</td><td>A = Light Green</td><td>B = Light Aqua</td></tr><tr><td>C = Light Red</td><td>D = Light Purple</td><td>E = Light Yellow</td><td>F = Bright White</td></tr></tbody></table><p>&#x3C;/WRAP>&#x3C;wrap clear/></p><p>Note that you must enclose the entire value of the <strong>DOSPROMPT</strong> argument in quotes when using the <strong>color</strong> parameter (otherwise the embedded <strong>=</strong> sign will confuse the command parser).</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI DOSPROMPT="admin,color=97"</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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| 0 = Black         | 1 = Blue                                                                                      | 2 = Green                 | 3 = Aqua                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 4 = Red           | 5 = Purple                                                                                    | 6 = Yellow                | 7 = White                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 8 = Gray          | 9 = Light Blue                                                                                | A = Light Green           | B = Light Aqua                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| C = Light Red     | D = Light Purple                                                                              | E = Light Yellow          | F = Bright White                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                   |                                                                                               | **nocolor**               | <p>Prevents the color of the DOS prompt from being set when elevated.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI DOSPROMPT=admin,nocolor</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                   |                                                                                               | **wsl**                   | <p>Opens a WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) shell window. Note that WSL must be installed from the Windows Store.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI DOSPROMPT=wsl</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| EXEC              | /K                                                                                            | _\<command>_              | <p>Overrides the default executable to launch when opening a PowerShell prompt. For example, you may wish to create a button which runs PowerShell 7 instead of Windows PowerShell.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI DOSPROMPT=powershell EXEC="C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe"</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| QUICKCMD          | /O/R                                                                                          | _(no value)_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in Command mode, which lets you enter an ad-hoc Opus command to execute in the current file display. This lets you bind a <a href="../../../customize/the_customize_dialog/keys">hotkey</a> to bring the FAYT field up in the specific mode.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKCMD</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                   |                                                                                               | _\<command>_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in Command mode, and initialises it with the specified command.</p><p>Prefix with <strong>noselect:</strong> to place the cursor at the end of the command instead of initially selecting it for typing over.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKCMD Help</code><br><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKCMD noselect:Help</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| QUICKDOSCMD       | /O/R                                                                                          | _(no value)_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in DOS Command mode, which lets you enter a command to execute in a DOS prompt.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKDOSCMD</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                   |                                                                                               | _\<command>_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in DOS Command mode, and initialises it with the specified command.</p><p>Prefix with <strong>noselect:</strong> to place the cursor at the end of the command instead of initially selecting it for typing over.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKDOSCMD dir</code><br><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKDOSCMD noselect:dir</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| QUICKFILTER       | /O/R                                                                                          | _(no value)_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in Filter mode, which lets you filter the current file list.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKFILTER</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                   |                                                                                               | _\<pattern>_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in Filter mode, and initialises it with the specified pattern.</p><p>Prefix with <strong>noselect:</strong> to place the cursor at the end of the pattern instead of initially selecting it for typing over.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKFILTER *.(jpg|png)</code><br><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKFILTER noselect:*.jpg</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| QUICKFIND         | /O/R                                                                                          | _(no value)_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in Find mode, which lets you scroll to the first file matching the entered string.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKFIND</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                   |                                                                                               | _\<search string>_        | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in Find mode and initialises it with the specified string.</p><p>Prefix with <strong>noselect:</strong> to place the cursor at the end of the string instead of initially selecting it for typing over.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKFIND di</code><br><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKFIND noselect:di</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| QUICKFINDREPEAT   | /O                                                                                            | _(no value)_              | <p>Repeats the last <strong>QUICKFIND</strong>. The behaviour of this command depends on the state of the <strong>Keep highlights visible after field closes</strong> Preferences setting.</p><p>If highlights are shown even after the FAYT field closes, <strong>QUICKFINDREPEAT</strong> shifts focus to the next match. If highlights are not shown, <strong>QUICKFINDREPEAT</strong> repeats the last find, searching for matches again in the current folder, using the same search string as last time.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKFINDREPEAT</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|                   |                                                                                               | **next**                  | <p>Explicitly searches for the next match, whether highlights are visible or not.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKFINDREPEAT=next</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|                   |                                                                                               | **prev**                  | <p>Explicitly searches for the previous match, whether highlights are visible or not.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKFINDREPEAT=prev</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| QUICKFOLDERS      | /O/R                                                                                          | _(no value)_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in Folders mode, which shows a list of folders drawn from the tab history list, recent list, favorites and Quick Access. The sources for this list can be configured from the <a href="../../../preferences/preferences_categories/filtering_and_sorting/find_as_you_type/folders_mode">Folders Mode</a> Preferences page.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKFOLDERS</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|                   |                                                                                               | _\<search string>_        | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in Folders mode, and initialises it with the specified search string.</p><p>Prefix with <strong>noselect:</strong> to place the cursor at the end of the string instead of initially selecting it for typing over.</p><p>``CLI QUICKFOLDERS noselect:C:\`</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| QUICKFTPCMD       | /O/R                                                                                          | _(no value)_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in a special mode that lets you enter a command to send directly to a remote FTP server. This command only works when you are currently connected to an FTP site. You can view the results of your command in the <a href="../../../ftp/ftp_log">FTP log</a>.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKFTPCMD</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                   |                                                                                               | _\<command>_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in FTP command mode, and initialises it with the specified command.</p><p>Prefix with <strong>noselect:</strong> to place the cursor at the end of the command instead of initially selecting it for typing over.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKFTPCMD chmod * 755</code><br><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKFTPCMD noselect:chmod</code> *</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| QUICKGO           | /O/R                                                                                          | _(no value)_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in a special mode ("go" mode) that lets you navigate to another folder in the current file display.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKGO</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                   |                                                                                               | _\<path>_                 | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in "go" mode, and initialises it with the specified path.</p><p>Prefix with <strong>noselect:</strong> to place the cursor at the end of the path instead of initially selecting it for typing over.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKGO C:\Program Files</code><br>``CLI QUICKGO noselect:C:\`</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| QUICKRANGE        | /O/R                                                                                          | _(no value)_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in Range mode, which lets you select files by index (or by a range of indices). This only works when the Index column has been added to the file display.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKRANGE</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                   |                                                                                               | _\<range>_                | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in Range mode, and initialises it with the specified range string.</p><p>Prefix with <strong>noselect:</strong> to place the cursor at the end of the range string instead of initially selecting it for typing over.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKRANGE 1-10,20-30</code><br><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKRANGE noselect:1-10</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| QUICKSEARCH       | /O/R                                                                                          | _(no value)_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in Search mode, which lets you initiate a <a href="../../../basic_concepts/searching_and_filtering/windows_search">Windows Search</a> of the current folder.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKSEARCH</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                   |                                                                                               | _\<query term>_           | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in Search mode, and initialises it with the specified query term.</p><p>Prefix with <strong>noselect:</strong> to place the cursor at the end of the query string instead of initially selecting it for typing over.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKSEARCH author:davidson</code><br><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKSEARCH noselect:author:davidson</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| QUICKSEARCHENGINE | /K                                                                                            | _\<engine>\[,\<options>]_ | <p>Use with the <strong>QUICKSEARCH</strong> argument to specify the search engine to use in Search mode. Each search engine has its own set of options which can also be included in the command.</p><p>Note that the <strong>everything</strong> and <strong>everythingglobal</strong> engines require <a href="../../../additional_functionality/everything_integration">Everything</a> to be installed.</p><table><thead><tr><th>Engine</th><th>Description</th><th>Options</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>everything</td><td>Search the current folder using <em>Everything</em></td><td>case</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>diacritics</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>wholeword</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>regexp</td></tr><tr><td>everythingglobal</td><td>Search the whole system using <em>Everything</em></td><td>case</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>diacritics</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>wholeword</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>regexp</td></tr><tr><td>opus</td><td>Search using the Opus <a href="../../../basic_concepts/searching_and_filtering/find_files">find tool</a></td><td>anywords</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>case</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>content</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>nodiacritics</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>nonames</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>nopartial</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>nowild</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>utf8</td></tr><tr><td>windows</td><td>Search the current folder using Windows Search</td><td>noautowildcard</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>nqs</td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKSEARCH A\*.jpg QUICKSEARCHENGINE everything,case</code></p> |
| Engine            | Description                                                                                   | Options                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| everything        | Search the current folder using _Everything_                                                  | case                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                   |                                                                                               | diacritics                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                   |                                                                                               | wholeword                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                   |                                                                                               | regexp                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| everythingglobal  | Search the whole system using _Everything_                                                    | case                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| opus              | Search using the Opus [find tool](../../../basic_concepts/searching_and_filtering/find_files) | anywords                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| windows           | Search the current folder using Windows Search                                                | noautowildcard            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| QUICKSELECT       | /O/R                                                                                          | _(no value)_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in Select mode, which lets you select files in the current folder by <a href="../../wildcard_reference/pattern_matching_syntax">wildcard pattern</a>.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKSELECT</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|                   |                                                                                               | _\<pattern>_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in Select mode and initialises it with the specified pattern.</p><p>Prefix with <strong>noselect:</strong> to place the cursor at the end of the pattern instead of initially selecting it for typing over.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKSELECT *.doc</code><br><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKSELECT noselect:*.doc</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| QUICKTABS         | /O/R                                                                                          | _(no value)_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in Tabs mode, which lets you search and switch folder tabs.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKTABS</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                   |                                                                                               | _\<pattern>_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in Tabs mode and initialises it with the specified text.</p><p>Prefix with <strong>noselect:</strong> to place the cursor at the end of the text instead of initially selecting it for typing over.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKTABS docu</code><br><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKTABS noselect:docu</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| QUICKWSLCMD       | /O/R                                                                                          | _(no value)_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in WSL script mode, which lets you enter a command to execute in a WSL (Windows System For Linux) window. Note that WSL needs to be installed from the Windows Store.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKWSLCMD</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|                   |                                                                                               | _\<command>_              | <p>Displays the <a href="../../../basic_concepts/the_lister/find-as-you-type_field">find-as-you-type</a> field in WSL script mode, and initialises it with the specified command.</p><p>Prefix with <strong>noselect:</strong> to place the cursor at the end of the command instead of initially selecting it for typing over.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKWSLCMD ls</code><br><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI QUICKWSLCMD noselect:ls</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| SCRIPTMODE        | /O                                                                                            | _(no value)_              | <p>Displays the CLI in Script Mode, which provides a simple way to test <a href="../../../scripting">scripts</a> before adding them to buttons.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI SCRIPTMODE</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                   |                                                                                               | _\<language>_             | <p>Displays the CLI in Script Mode with the language type set to the specified language. If you don't specify a language the CLI will remember the previous language used.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI SCRIPTMODE=jscript</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| TITLE             | /K                                                                                            | _\<command>_              | <p>Defines the window title when opening a PowerShell prompt.</p><p><em>Example:</em> <code>CLI DOSPROMPT=powershell TITLE="Windows PowerShell"</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
