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Started by 2OS, July 26, 2012, 10:52:08 am
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Stop using .CMD for command files
#1  July 26, 2012, 10:52:08 am
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×: god forbid you EVER have to perform a system restore: you could either be backtracked or the file will vanish completely ( system restore claims to not modify personal data. command scripts are not considered personal data )

×: you can't double click to open it


a good replacement is ( anything else ) .CDS

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Re: Stop using .CMD for command files
#2  July 26, 2012, 11:24:04 am
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so you're saying we gotta change the extension because a system restauration fucked up your chars cmds ?
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#3  July 26, 2012, 11:26:42 am
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Good point. There's no difference anyway. I could name my file extensions sexyasshit and Mugen would would still recognize them. Lol.

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Re: Stop using .CMD for command files
#4  July 26, 2012, 11:32:02 am
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2OS said, July 26, 2012, 10:52:08 am
×: you can't double click to open it
I can in Linux. :P

More seriously, you have a good point. I saw several creators use .lol or .txt or .cns for command files.

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Re: Stop using .CMD for command files
#5  July 26, 2012, 11:37:12 am
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noted most definitely. For those of you using a Hp you'd better make preparations asap. won't be long before you are performing more then a system restore.

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#6  July 26, 2012, 11:52:44 am
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I agree, this has happened to me several times. I used to use system restore more than I oughta and I lost work because of it. I usually end up changing my command files to cmnd.

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#7  July 26, 2012, 12:36:25 pm
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personally my cmd and config file is my readme.txt so i lost nothing of mine. i quit using this extension years ago.

this isn't just an author thing it's a player thing too. not only because lots of players ( especially lately ) like to edit commands ( and can't figure out how to OPEN the file if they're new to mugen ) but far more because it's unnecessary/undesirable to re-download an entire character(s) / full game just because one file (per character) is arbitrarily missing from using an extension it shouldn't even be using.

i got the idea from 608 but neutrally speaking .CDS should be a replacement standard.

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Re: Stop using .CMD for command files
#8  July 26, 2012, 02:33:05 pm
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Keeping data and OS in the same partition is a bad idea anyway. Most of the times I've found that fresh install is the best way to fix a f'up Win.

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#9  July 26, 2012, 06:12:53 pm
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I just use the .st extension, been doing so for years.

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Re: Stop using .CMD for command files
#10  July 26, 2012, 06:24:19 pm
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Have you posted this on the electbye side yet? Maybe they can include something about it in the readme or something too?
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#11  July 26, 2012, 06:36:53 pm
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I've done 2 system restores in the lifespan of my laptop and never had this problem.
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Re: Stop using .CMD for command files
#12  July 26, 2012, 06:50:21 pm
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Yes, I agree with 2OS. This happened to me a couple of times.

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Re: Stop using .CMD for command files
#13  July 26, 2012, 06:54:38 pm
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this is actually a really good idea and elecbyte should be notified

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#14  July 26, 2012, 06:58:41 pm
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i never had this problem either and i'm pretty sure i have a world record in how many times i had to system restore my old piece of shit computer

but hell, if what you guys are saying is right and i really can start naming my files stuff like whoa.mama and have them work, then i might have to follow suit

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#15  July 26, 2012, 10:47:32 pm
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It's just an elecbyte standard. It's not official and mugen will accept pretty much ANY extension for any file apart from .def (you don't label .def anywhere, it's what mugen needs to find) which is why people use .vns or .wls or .lol. It's also why mugen can read config.txt It's still a state file according to the .def so mugen reads it as such.

Yes, swapping to .cds or well... anything else would be a good idea.


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#16  July 26, 2012, 11:03:21 pm
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All of my files will be .exe from now on.

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Re: Stop using .CMD for command files
#17  July 26, 2012, 11:11:21 pm
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This never happened to me when I did a system restore.

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Re: Stop using .CMD for command files
#18  July 27, 2012, 12:47:16 am
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#19  July 29, 2012, 01:35:36 pm
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I used to do right click and then "Edit" in the CMD files or even open then with FF.
My characters use the *charactername*_cmd.txt which work better than the outdated CMD file.
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#20  July 31, 2012, 01:34:22 am
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So...... Are you saying I should rename every single own of my character .CMD files tot eh new format? Or just the ones I'm currently using? I have a large collection of characters over the years, most of them use CMD files.

If a character is in a zip file, i don't think it should do any conflicting damage. Or does it still occur, even inside a zip file?

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