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    34 changes: 34 additions & 0 deletions cdtilde.bat
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    @echo off
    :: https://stackoverflow.com/a/52688643/26877

    set dirname=""
    set dirname=%*
    set orig_dirname=%*

    :: remove quotes - will re-attach later.
    set dirname=%dirname:\"=%
    set dirname=%dirname:/"=%
    set dirname=%dirname:"=%

    :: restore dirnames that contained only "/"
    if "%dirname%"=="" set dirname=%orig_dirname:"=%

    :: strip trailing slash, if longer than 3
    if defined dirname if NOT "%dirname:~3%"=="" (
    if "%dirname:~-1%"=="\" set dirname="%dirname:~0,-1%"
    if "%dirname:~-1%"=="/" set dirname="%dirname:~0,-1%"
    )

    set dirname=%dirname:"=%

    :: if starts with ~, then replace ~ with userprofile path
    if %dirname:~0,1%==~ (
    set dirname="%USERPROFILE%%dirname:~1%"
    )
    set dirname=%dirname:"=%

    :: replace forward-slashes with back-slashes
    set dirname="%dirname:/=\%"
    set dirname=%dirname:"=%

    chdir /D "%dirname%"
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    reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor" /v AutoRun /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "%"USERPROFILE"%\init.cmd" /f

    reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor" /v AutoRun

    https://stackoverflow.com/a/17405182/26877
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    @echo off
    DOSKEY cd=cdtilde.bat $*
    DOSKEY cd~=chdir /D "%USERPROFILE%"
    DOSKEY cd..=chdir ..