What is the name of "kdiff3" to call it directly from the command line ?

[Maxim Grigoriev (SW-GPU)]

Hello Yeri,

Thanks for trying to help me.

>> Hope this helps.

Unfortunately, it did not help. 

I scanned the entire  drive C: . There is no *kdiff3* or kdiff3.exe.

Of course, I can start it from the START menu. And, I would be happy to add the path to the directory holding kdiff3 executable to Win10 environment. But, this is impossible.

Like I said: I am not a Windows expert. In Windows XP, I could look at the file property and find out its location and name immediately. But, Win10 is different. And, I don't have too much time for the Software Archeology.
I bought a product from Microsoft Store (there is only one kdiff3 over there). I easily installed it and now want to
use it like any other utility, e.g. *notepad.exe*. And, I want to use it from WSL environment from the command line, 
e.g. for scripting. 

All I need is to know what is the name of the executable. Bonus question: where is the installation ?

Thanks,
--Maxim

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From: Yuri Chornoivan <yurchor at ukr.net> 
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пʼятниця, 20 березня 2020 р. 05:01:04 EET Maxim Grigoriev (SW-GPU) написано:
> Hello KDE docs team,
>
> I just bought *kdiff3* for Windows 10. I am a new guy to Win10.
> I've been using kdiff3 for ages in different Unix-style environments.
> So I installed kdiff3 and can launch it from the Win10 START menu.
>
> What is the name of kdiff3 executable ?
> I use Win10 WSL (Windows Sybsystem Linux) . It is a very nice 
> environment to simulate Linux. I actually installed Ubuntu 16.04 in a 
> WSL framework and enjoy using it. For example, I can directly invoke 
> *notepad* like this
>
> ## notepad.exe myfile.txt &
>
> But !!! I could not figure out how to invoke *kdiff3*. I tried 
> kdiff3.exe and more. And, couldn't find it in the Win10 system directory.
>
> Please, help.
>
> Thanks,
> --Maxim

Hi,

It depends on the source of your package. There are different versions here and there. The SF version, binary-factory.kde.org version.

Generally, kdiff3.exe should be in PATH directory

https://www.architectryan.com/2018/03/17/add-to-the-path-on-windows-10/

Also, the exec can be determined by the shortcut in %appdata% \Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

Hope this helps.

Best regards,
Yuri




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