Custom commands in windows Command Prompt

Question

How do I write a custom command to open files with Notepad++ text editor in Windows Command prompt.

For eg.

C:\Sites>ntp abc.txt 

opens the file abc.txt in Notepad++

Answer 1

Create a batch file containing this line

@START c:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe "%1" 

and put it into some directory that is in your PATH list (or, alternatively, add a directory with a .bat file to PATH).