Using Notepad++ in Command Prompt and creating files

Sushruth Nagaraj

I’ve somehow managed to open Notepad++ in Command Prompt in Windows 10 with the help of this blog, but now when I try to open Notepad++, it says C:\Program Files\Notepad++\filename.txt doesn't exist. Create it? and now if I click on yes, it says Cannot create C:\Program Files\Notepad++\filename.txt and now I’ve realized that I cannot create files in this directory, how can I change it? Is there any way to change the default save directory? or how can I create files in C drive?

Michael Vincent

@Sushruth-Nagaraj

You cannot have spaces in your file name. You need to put them in double quotes if so:

C:\my\path\to\notepad++.exe "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\filename.txt"

Cheers.

Sushruth Nagaraj

@Michael-Vincent

Thanks, I’ll check it out.