# Sending file paths via command line must be sent twice

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sending-file-paths-via-command-line-must-be-sent-twice/57440
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 29, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sending-file-paths-via-command-line-must-be-sent-twice/57440 "2022-05-29T12:11:51Z")
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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2022, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sending-file-paths-via-command-line-must-be-sent-twice/57440/4 "2022-05-29T12:59:42Z")

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> [@mr\_bug](#):
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> I think it's quite typical to call a program once with a list of file paths instead of resorting to calling it multiple times

Oh, there is a lengthy thread about calling a program which obviously does not support a list of filenames...

> [@Run a TOOL Command, based on selection, in a SINGLE WINDOW](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/run-a-tool-command-based-on-selection-in-a-single-window/55787):
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> I was hoping if someone could help me: I am using MP3Tag & mkvpropedit, via MP3Tag GUI Tool option (please see attachment), in order to retain the Encoded date within this parameter: --edit info --set date="%creation\_time%" "%\_path%" The command does as intended but my issue is that once I run the tool on the files that I selected, multiple windows show up, instead of a SINGLE window handling the same command for the selected files. Basically, I want to know if there is an additional code tha…

so I am not sure about "typical".

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