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I'm trying to find a way to get my own PID from a command prompt (for later use in bat scripts).
So far the only useful way I found was to use getpids.exe from here : http://www.scheibli.com/projects/getpids/index.html, but I'm looking for a command that's "built in" to Windows.
I'm looking for a "bullet proof" way. No assumptions about my process being the only cmd.exe or anything.
I've had success with Sysinternals Process Explorer. With this, you can search to find what process(es) have a file open, and you can use it to close the handle(s) if you want. Of course, it is safer to close the whole process. Exercise caution and judgement.
To find a specific file, use the menu option Find->Find Handle or DLL... Type in part of the path to the file. The list of processes will appear below.
If you prefer command line, Sysinternals suite includes command line tool Handle, that lists open handles.
Examples
c:\Program Files\SysinternalsSuite>handle.exe |findstr /i "e:\" (finds all files opened from drive e:\"c:\Program Files\SysinternalsSuite>handle.exe |findstr /i "file-or-path-in-question"
Best Answer
Since none of the other solutions are bulletproof and built in, I figured I'd offer the following solution, but note that you'll need to parse/save the results somehow: