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File LockSmith via commandline

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#22,315 opened on Nov 27, 2022

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Help WantedIdea-EnhancementProduct-File LocksmithStatus-In progress

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Description

Description of the new feature / enhancement

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I went through documents https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/file-locksmith and found no info on how to unlock folder using commandline(CMD)

Scenario when this would be used?

to unlock folder using programming

for example, in LockHunter https://lockhunter.com/

I can run in

C:\Program Files\LockHunter\LockHunter.exe "C:\Temp" to unlock folder

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Research direction
Examine the File Locksmith module in the PowerToys source code to understand how it currently works and identify where a command line interface could be integrated. Look at other PowerToys utilities that already have CLI support as a reference.
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
tooling
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Feature
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3
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1-2 days
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Prerequisites
C#Windows developmentCommand line interface design
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40