Displays or modifies file name extension associations. If used without parameters, assoc displays a list of all the current file name extension associations.
For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.
Syntax
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assoc [<.ext>[=[<FileType>]]] |
Parameters
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Parameter
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Description
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<.ext> | Specifies the file name extension. |
<FileType> | Specifies the file type to associate with the specified file name extension. |
/? | Displays help at the command prompt. |
Remarks
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To remove the file type association for a file name extension, add a white space after the equal sign by pressing the SPACEBAR.
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To view current file types that have open command strings defined, use the ftype command.
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To redirect the output of assoc to a text file, use the > redirection operator.
Examples
To view the current file type association for the file name extension .txt, type:
To remove the file type association for the file name extension .bak, type:
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Be sure to add a space after the equal sign. |
To view the output of assoc one screen at a time, type:
To send the output of assoc to the file assoc.txt, type: