cd to the location of a file in system path, and optionally run a command. Finds the file using "where" and then cd's to the directory

README.md

Windows command line util to CD to the location of a file found in your system path, and optionally run a command. Finds the file using "where" and then cd's to that directory where the file is located.

Requires: xargs sed

getpath.cmd

@echo off
echo "%~dp1"

gofile.cmd

@echo off
SET godir=
FOR /F "tokens=*" %%i in ('%~dp0wherep %1') do SET godir=%%~i
if "%godir%" == "" goto pathnotfound
 
:setdir
pushd %godir%
:: Command to run?
if "%2"==""  goto :eof
FOR /F "tokens=*" %%i in ('where %1') do SET gofile=%%~i
%2 %gofile%
goto :eof

:pathnotfound
echo %1 not found
goto :eof
 
:help
echo.
echo gofile <filename> [command]
echo.
echo. Executes where on the file, and sets current directory to where it is located.
echo. use 'popd' to return to previous directory
echo.

slash.cmd

@echo off
::Input is to be piped in to this script  "where blah.txt | slash"
:: escapes backslash character c:\xxx\yyy\zzz become c:\\xxx\\yyy\\zzz
more | sed s/\\/\\\\/g

wherep.cmd

@echo off
:: returns the path of a file found on path
where %1 | slash | xargs -I {} getpath {}

This could simplified in to fewer command line files.
Requires:
xargs - http://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/findutils.html
sed - http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/sed.htm