To expand on Jenn's answer, one way to see what wb_command does on windows is to open "command prompt", cd to the "bin_windows64" folder where you unzipped workbench, and then type "wb_command" and press enter.
If you do as the README.txt suggests and add that folder onto your PATH environment variable, you will then be able to use "wb_command" in the command prompt no matter what folder you are in. Note, however, that "wb_shortcuts" is a bash script, and windows (unlike mac and linux) does not understand bash scripts by default. One solution to this is Cygwin: https://www.cygwin.com/ There is also "windows subsystem for linux", however it will need to use the *linux* distribution of workbench, rather than the one built for windows. Note that the HCP pipelines, in addition to being written in bash, also use other software (mainly freesurfer and FSL), which generally don't support windows directly (instead they may say to run a linux virtual machine). These software are mainly developed on linux because computing clusters generally run linux (to reduce/avoid licensing hassles, to have more control over the OS, and for better support for scripting). Tim On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 11:53 AM Elam, Jennifer <e...@wustl.edu> wrote: > Hi Ben, > > You are not intended to double click wb_command or wb_import as > applications, they are utilities that are used from a terminal or script > (generally, after adding their location to your $PATH, per the install > instructions in README.txt). Double clicking them from a folder window is > expected to make a window that closes immediately. > > > Best, > > Jenn > > > Jennifer Elam, Ph.D. > Scientific Outreach, Human Connectome Project > Washington University School of Medicine > Department of Neuroscience, Box 8108 > 660 South Euclid Avenue > St. Louis, MO 63110 > 314-362-9387 > e...@wustl.edu > www.humanconnectome.org > > ------------------------------ > *From:* hcp-users-boun...@humanconnectome.org < > hcp-users-boun...@humanconnectome.org> on behalf of Benjamin Bao < > benjamin9...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, December 27, 2018 9:41:06 AM > *To:* hcp-users@humanconnectome.org > *Subject:* [HCP-Users] Wb-command Problem > > Hello, > I have recently downloaded the workbench program on my windons 10 > system. When I was trying to set a minimus cluster size, I have read that I > need to use the wb_command program. However, immediate after I tried to > open the program, it shuts off. I am wondering how should I proceed? > I would really appreciate your help! > > Sincerely > Ben Bao > > Nipissing University > > _______________________________________________ > HCP-Users mailing list > HCP-Users@humanconnectome.org > http://lists.humanconnectome.org/mailman/listinfo/hcp-users > > _______________________________________________ > HCP-Users mailing list > HCP-Users@humanconnectome.org > http://lists.humanconnectome.org/mailman/listinfo/hcp-users > _______________________________________________ HCP-Users mailing list HCP-Users@humanconnectome.org http://lists.humanconnectome.org/mailman/listinfo/hcp-users
