Export Commands

Exporting all commands

Commands can be exported so that you can share them with friends or colleagues.

To export all the commands, press the Export... button on the main Configure dialog. This will bring up this Export Commands dialog:

You can choose whether to export to the clipboard or save the commands to a file. If you export the commands to the clipboard, they will be exported in a JSON text format which should not be edited. This text could then be sent via email (for example), and the recipient can copy that text from the email then use it to import the commands.

Exporting a selection of commands

If you just want to export a single command, or a selection, select the commands you want to export in the Configure dialog. You can select more than one command by holding the SHIFT key while clicking to extend a selection, or by holding the CTRL key while clicking to add individual commands to the selection.

Once you have selected the commands you want to export, right click on any selected command and select Export... from the context menu.

Importing commands

To import commands that have been exported, press the Import... button on the main Configure dialog. If valid data is found on the clipboard, you will be prompted to import it. Otherwise, you will be prompted to select a file that contains the exported commands.

You will then see this dialog:

You can select whether the new commands are added to the start or end, or if the existing commands should all be deleted and replaced by the imported commands.

After importing commands, you will see that all the imported commands have a blue dot next to them. This indicates they are unsaved. The changes will not be saved until you explicitly save them.

Setting the default commands list

The default set of commands is normally read from the application install folder. This is the set that is used for new users, or those users who haven't customised their commands. It is also used when a user deletes all their commands and resets the list to the default.

You can override the default commands list by exporting the commands you want as the default, then saving the file here: C:\ProgramData\ExtraBit Software\CopyFilenames\CFCmds.json

This can be particularly useful if you want to control the commands configured for users in a managed install environment, you just need to arrange for the file containing the commands you want as the defaults to be copied to this path during the install.