https://github.com/jlchntoz/elevator

🏗️Simple utility application that can launch anything within specific environment manipulated (Windows only)
https://github.com/jlchntoz/elevator

c-sharp environment-variables launcher uac uac-popup utility

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🏗️Simple utility application that can launch anything within specific environment manipulated (Windows only)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jlchntoz/elevator
• Owner: JLChnToZ
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-01-21T16:30:39.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-05-09T07:07:47.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-01T06:25:49.060Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: c-sharp, environment-variables, launcher, uac, uac-popup, utility
• Language: C#
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• Size: 46.9 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Elevator

This is a utility application that can launch anything with everything below defined at the same time:

- Privilege raised

- Run as different user

- Environment variable maniupate (prefix, postfix, and/or redefine)

- Passing arguments

- Shell execute (Supports open something which itself isn't an executable)

- Working directory change

This utility is specified and targeted to Windows platform only, it will not work on other platform even you try to run it with other CLR implementations.

## Usage

`Elevator.exe [options] [--] {command} [arguments...]`

where options can be:

- `--vXXX`: Verb, aka. the action will take on the command/filename,

  define this to use shell execute, where `XXX` is the verb itself, it can be `open`, `edit`, `openasreadonly`, `print`, etc.

- `--runas`: Special action that raise privilege to administrator while launching.

- `--eXXX=YYY`: Sets `YYY` to environment variable `XXX`.

- `--eXXX`: Copy environment variable `XXX` in current scope to new environment.

- `--aXXX=YYY`: Appends `YYY` to environment variable `XXX`.

- `--pXXX=YYY`: Prepends `YYY` to environment variable `XXX`.

- `--cd=YYY`: Sets working directory to `YYY`.

- `--wXXX`: Sets window style for new process, it can be `normal`, `hidden`, `minimized`, `maximized`, default is `normal`.

- `--nowindow`: Sets new process lanuch without creating a new window to contain it.

- `--nowait`: Do not wait until the target application exits. This may cause input problem if it is launched within interactive console.

- `--login=XXX`: Run the process with different user as `XXX`, you may pass as UPN format, such as `user@DNS_domain_name`.

- `--loginpw=XXX`: Password. If you have `login` defined and the user needs password, please provide with password.

- `--loaduserprofile`: Load user profile, only have use when use with `login`.

The option prefix can be `--`, `-`, or `/`.

## License

[MIT](LICENSE)