Browse an UNC path using Windows CMD without mapping it to a network drive
If you use pushd
and popd
instead of cd
you won't get that UNC error.
pushd <UNC path>
will create a temporary virtual drive and get into it.
popd
will delete the temporary drive and get you back to the path you were when you entered pushd
.
Example:
C:\a\local\path> pushd \\network_host\a\network\path
U:\a\network\path> REM a temporary U: virtual drive has been created
U:\a\network\path> popd
C:\a\local\path> REM the U: drive has been deleted
C:\a\local\path>
I use Git Bash to do this, since I already have it installed.
As an added bonus:
It also has better colors, let's me use ls
, rm
, etc., and uses the correct slash for paths. :P
Kliu's "ContextConsole Shell Extension" (aka Open Command Prompt) says it, "can even open directories from network paths (UNC paths)" (from an Explorer window).
http://code.kliu.org/cmdopen/