I was looking for Notepad�s arguments for a sample I�m thinking of writing; I�ve searched the net and found some of these, and had to investigate a bit to find out about the others. I�m a bit surprised it only supports so few flags, I was expecting at least a �go to line� capability. Anyway, here they are:
/A Ansi: notepad /a file.txt Opens the specified file as Ansi (overrides encoding auto-detection)
/W Wide: notepad /w file.txt Opens the specified file as Unicode (overrides encoding auto-detection)
/P Print: notepad /p file.txt Opens the file, prints its content to the default printer and exit
/PT PrintTo: notepad /pt �file.txt� �<printername>� prints the file to the specified printer. Both the filename and the printer name have to be in quotes, regardless of the names containing spaces or not. E.g.: notepad /pt �file.txt� �Send To OneNote 2013� or notepad /pt �file.txt� �\\Server\SharedPrinter�
/.SETUP SetupMode: E.g. notepad /.setup file.txt. I�m unclear what this is used for. It�s a weird mode, it does not repaint the window if it was started restored. You�d have to press Alt-Space and Maximize it to view the file content. The window has 2 sets of scrollbars in that case (one set is apparently unused), and it closes if Escape or Ctrl+D are pressed. Perhaps some setup programs invoke notepad with these arguments to display the EULA? Who knows.
That being said, for a better small & fast replacement of notepad, I suggest using SaneStudio�s NitroLite, downloadable from http://sanestudios.com/n2.html. No installation needed, at only ~100kb, it packs loads of features, syntax coloring, binary editor, etc.
This is dummy text. It is not meant to be read. Accordingly, it is difficult to figure out when to end it. But then, this is dummy text. It is not meant to be read. Period.
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