kill.cmd

@goto :batch

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I made this as a short-hand verssion of the "taskkill" command
that automatically recognizes wild-cards (*) in the Task-Name

in the normal "taskkill" command to use a wild-card in the task's file-name
you cant just use the normal image-name switch (/im FileNa*.exe)
you instead have to use the filter switch (/fi "IMAGENAME eq FileNa*.exe")
and thats an unnecessary amount of extra amount of typing for something simple
so I made this quick thing as a Command-Line AddOn Command to be more convenient
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:batch
@echo off
if "%*"=="" (
echo.
echo.type: "%~n0 /?" for the help menu
echo.
goto :eof
)
if "%*"=="-?" goto :help
if "%*"=="/?" goto :help
if "%*"=="/?" goto :help
if /I "%*"=="/install" goto :InstallAsCommandPromptCommand
if /I "%*"=="-install" goto :InstallAsCommandPromptCommand
echo.
taskkill /f /fi "IMAGENAME eq %*"
echo.
goto :eof

:InstallAsCommandPromptCommand
echo.
echo.installing %~n0 as a command-line command ...
if not exist "%userprofile%\AddedCommandLineCommands" (
mkdir "%userprofile%\AddedCommandLineCommands"
attrib +h +s -r "%userprofile%\AddedCommandLineCommands"
reg add HKCU\Environment /v "AddedCommandLineCommandsLocation" /t "reg_sz" /d "%userprofile%\AddedCommandLineCommands" /f >nul
reg add HKCU\Environment /v "PATH" /t "reg_sz" /d "%PATH%;%userprofile%\AddedCommandLineCommands" /f >nul
)
copy /y "%~dpnx0" "%userprofile%\AddedCommandLineCommands\%~nx0" >nul
echo.
echo.
echo %~n0 has been added as a command-line command for the logged in user
echo.changes will take effect at next log-in
echo.
echo.
goto :eof

:help
for /f "tokens=2 skip=4" %%A in ('mode con: /status') do set "WindowColumns=%%A" & goto :GotColumnCount
:GotColumnCount
set "CharLine="
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
for /L %%A in (1,1,%WindowColumns%) do set "CharLine=!CharLine!="
setlocal DisableDelayedExpansion
endlocal
echo.
echo %CharLine%
echo %~n0
echo %CharLine%
echo.
echo.[SYNTAX]:
echo.
echo.
echo %~n0 FileName.exe  -  ends the task named "FileName.exe"
echo %~n0 FileNa*  -  ends every task who's name starts with "FileNa"
echo %~n0 /?  -  show help menu
echo %~n0 -?  -  show help menu
echo %~n0 /install  -  installs "%~n0" as a universtal Command-Line command for the currently logged on windows user
echo %~n0 -install  -  installs "%~n0" as a universtal Command-Line command for the currently logged on windows user
echo.
echo.