Notepad++, Run command and open output in new tab

Question

Is there any way to execute a command from notepad++ and have the results piped back into the program in a new tab?

AFAIK, this can be done with a plugin - whether or not said plugin exists already is an entirely different matter.

Gnubie · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-21 14:57:00Z

If your program outputs plain text and you can run batch files...

Create a batch file (e.g. dir.bat) which pipes the results of your command to a temporary file, then opens the file in Notepad++ e.g.
```
dir > tmp
"C:\path_to_notepad_plus_plus\notepad++" tmp
```
(replace dir with your command and add an extension to tmp to syntax-highlight it appropriately).
In Notepad++, select Run > Run... and browse for your batch file.
If you use it often, consider saving it as a macro (Run > Run... > Save...) which you can access with a keyboard shortcut or under the Run menu.

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