From 43d3dcbd970640c70272fac9d5e54ff90f8e5eea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Romain Vimont Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 10:12:01 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Document Windows command line usage PR #1973 Reviewed-by: Yu-Chen Lin --- FAQ.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index ba33542e..4fda4dd4 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -199,3 +199,36 @@ scrcpy -m 1920 scrcpy -m 1024 scrcpy -m 800 ``` + + +## Command line on Windows + +Some Windows users are not familiar with the command line. Here is how to open a +terminal and run `scrcpy` with arguments: + + 1. Press Windows+r, this opens a dialog box. + 2. Type `cmd` and press Enter, this opens a terminal. + 3. Go to your _scrcpy_ directory, by typing (adapt the path): + + ```bat + cd C:\Users\user\Downloads\scrcpy-win64-xxx + ``` + + and press Enter + 4. Type your command. For example: + + ```bat + scrcpy --record file.mkv + ``` + +If you plan to always use the same arguments, create a file `myscrcpy.bat` +(enable [show file extensions] to avoid confusion) in the `scrcpy` directory, +containing your command. For example: + +```bat +scrcpy --prefer-text --turn-screen-off --stay-awake +``` + +Then just double-click on that file. + +[show file extensions]: https://www.howtogeek.com/205086/beginner-how-to-make-windows-show-file-extensions/