Commands
allow you to execute applications from Notepad++, for example to open
your current file in a browser or compile it with some external
compiler. You can pass the program command line parameters based on
the current status of your document.
To
run a new command, select Run->Run.... A dialog will pop up
asking for the path to the program and possible any command line
parameters. You can use the browse button to search for your program.
The drop down list provides recently run programs. The command line
arguments can also be based on the status of the current document,
and are always enclosed in $(...), where … can be:
FULL_CURRENT_PATH
- the fully qualified path to the current document.
CURRENT_DIRECTORY
- The directory the current document resides in.
FILE_NAME
- The filename of the document, without the directory.
NAME_PART
- The filename without the extension.
EXT_PART
- The extension of the current document.
NPP_DIRECTORY
- The directory that contains the notepad++.exe executable that is
currently running.
CURRENT_WORD
- The currently selected text in the document.
CURRENT_LINE
- The current line number that is selected in the document (0 based
index, the first line is 0).
CURRENT_COLUMN
- The current column the cursor resides in (0 based index, the first
position on the line is 0).
would
start a new instance of Notepad++ opening the current file. Remember
to put quotes around paths if it can contain spaces. For the
Notepad++ command line options, see Command Line.
To
run an existing command, select it from the Run menu below the Run...
option. If no commands are saved, the list will be empty.
To
save the command, select Run->Run..., enter the command and press Save.... A dialog will pop up asking for a name of the command and
the default key combination. These can later be changed (and deleted)
using the Shortcut Mapper (see Shortcut Mapper). When saved
the command will be available from the Run menu.
