http://kenji.blog/en/tags/executable/Recent content in Executable on kenji.blogHugo -- gohugo.ioenkenjinoteMon, 03 Apr 2023 00:02:55 +0900http://kenji.blog/en/p/windows-%E3%81%A7%E3%83%91%E3%82%B9%E3%81%AE%E9%80%9A%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E5%AE%9F%E8%A1%8C%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%81%AE%E5%A0%B4%E6%89%80%E3%82%92%E8%A6%8B%E3%81%A4%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B%E6%96%B9%E6%B3%95/Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:02:55 +0900http://kenji.blog/en/p/windows-%E3%81%A7%E3%83%91%E3%82%B9%E3%81%AE%E9%80%9A%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E5%AE%9F%E8%A1%8C%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%81%AE%E5%A0%B4%E6%89%80%E3%82%92%E8%A6%8B%E3%81%A4%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B%E6%96%B9%E6%B3%95/<img src="http://kenji.blog/p/windows-%E3%81%A7%E3%83%91%E3%82%B9%E3%81%AE%E9%80%9A%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E5%AE%9F%E8%A1%8C%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%81%AE%E5%A0%B4%E6%89%80%E3%82%92%E8%A6%8B%E3%81%A4%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B%E6%96%B9%E6%B3%95/img.png" alt="Featured image of post How to find the location of an executable in Windows" /><h1 id="how-to-find-the-location-of-an-executable-in-windows">How to find the location of an executable in Windows </h1><p>Sometimes when you execute a command by specifying an executable file, you want to know where that executable file is located. In such cases, you can find the location of the executable file using the following command.</p> <div class="highlight"><div class="chroma"> <table class="lntable"><tr><td class="lntd"> <pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code><span class="lnt">1 </span></code></pre></td> <td class="lntd"> <pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-powershell" data-lang="powershell"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="nb">where </span><span class="p">&lt;</span><span class="n">executable_file_name</span><span class="p">&gt;</span> </span></span></code></pre></td></tr></table> </div> </div><p>For example, if you want to know the location of Paint (mspaint.exe), you can do it as follows.</p> <div class="highlight"><div class="chroma"> <table class="lntable"><tr><td class="lntd"> <pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code><span class="lnt">1 </span></code></pre></td> <td class="lntd"> <pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-powershell" data-lang="powershell"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="nb">where </span><span class="n">mspaint</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="py">exe</span> </span></span></code></pre></td></tr></table> </div> </div><h1 id="references">References </h1><ul> <li><a class="link" href="https://superuser.com/questions/49104/how-do-i-find-the-location-of-an-executable-in-windows" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >How do I find the location of an executable in Windows?</a></li> </ul>