Windows: How to add batch-script action to Right Click menu
- by ervingsb
I have a few programs that creates temp files or backup files or similar files that are not important.
For example, GVim for Windows by default creates a backup file in filename.txt~.
I sometimes need to clean up a dir and remove all these files. I have made a simple .bat file for this. However, it is cumbersome to have to start up cmd, navigate to the folder, run the script.
Especially since this is a script that I would like to run often on various folders. And I do not want to copy the script to multiple folders, as this would be a maintenance nightmare.
So, I was thinking, that the best solution would be to add a Right Click menu item that allows me to run the script. So that I can right click on a folder in Explorer and click Cleanup and then have my script run on this folder.
So my question is: How do I add a right click menu action that runs a custom batch script?
