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CommandThreader – Execute any list of commands threaded into as many threads as needed (Updated)

Written in 2009 for the Windows versions of the time. Check that the tool or steps still suit your environment before using them.

CommandThreader by Shaun Vermaak is a command line tool that makes it possible to execute any list of commands threaded into as many threads as needed.

03/05/2009 - Fixed thread IDs
24/11/2008 - Added line numbers
03/11/2008 - Minor bug fixes

Publishers website: https://www.ittelligence.com
ITtelligence mirror: CommandThreader.zip (7.05 Kb)

Usage: CommandThreader.exe NUMBER_OF_THREADS INPUT_FILE.TXT
Lines in INPUT_FILE.TXT must be in format COMMAND|ARGUMENT|WORKING_DIRECTORY|HIDDEN|TIMEOUT

Example: PSEXEC.exe|\\192.168.0.1 -c -d -f Program.exe||True|1000

CommandThreader version history

  1. June 15, 2017

    • Input file lines add a wait-for-exit flag and a maximum run time before the process is killed
    • Usage now takes the input file first, then the thread count
  2. May 3, 2009

    • Fixed thread IDs (03/05/2009)
    • Added line numbers (24/11/2008)
    • Minor bug fixes (03/11/2008)

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