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I used below code to run command prompt and list directory files .Its running command prompt but "dir" command not getting execute.Please tell me where is the problem.

System.Diagnostics.Process process = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo();
startInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
startInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
startInfo.FileName = "CMD.exe";
startInfo.Arguments = "dir";
process.StartInfo = startInfo;
process.Start();
string output = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
MessageBox.Show(output);
process.WaitForExit();
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Updated 2-Feb-20 17:58pm

Simple: change your arguments to:
C#
startInfo.Arguments = "/c dir";

There is a fuller explanation here: How to Execute a Command in C# ?[^]
 
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another solution:

C#
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace Test_CmdExec
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            try
            {
                using (Process p = new Process())
                {
                    // set start info
                    p.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("cmd.exe")
                    {
                        RedirectStandardInput = true,
                        UseShellExecute = false,
                        WorkingDirectory = @"d:\"
                    };
                    // event handlers for output & error
                    p.OutputDataReceived += p_OutputDataReceived;
                    p.ErrorDataReceived += p_ErrorDataReceived;

                    // start process
                    p.Start();
                    // send command to its input
                    p.StandardInput.Write("dir" + p.StandardInput.NewLine);
                    //wait
                    p.WaitForExit();
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex);
            }
        }

        static void p_ErrorDataReceived(object sender, DataReceivedEventArgs e)
        {
            Process p = sender as Process;
            if (p == null)
                return;
            Console.WriteLine(e.Data);
        }

        static void p_OutputDataReceived(object sender, DataReceivedEventArgs e)
        {
            Process p = sender as Process;
            if (p == null)
                return;
            Console.WriteLine(e.Data);
        }
    }
}
 
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I don't have the full answer. If I get it, then I will report back.

But what I found out quickly by trying your code in a console app is that when you invoke cmd.exe like this then the cmd is open inside the cmd that Visual studio runs while debugging the app. I had to type exit twice to come out of the app while in F5 mode. Hope I made sense there.

So, what that means is that the argument "dir" is not the right way to send the command.
 
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