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bealoid
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 Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:20 am Post subject: cmd prompt replacement / enhancement |
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I'm using Windows XP Home.
Are there any freewares that replace or enhance the command prompt?
I'd really like easy ways to cut and paste short text strings to / from that window.
Perhaps a really good, comprehensive, text about the command prompt supplied with WinXPH would be enough; I only recently learnt that you can use wild cards with the command prompt commands. (EG "cd d*" will change to the first directory beginning with d, which is a lot easier than typing documents and setting/etc. ) |
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Paul B
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:51 am Post subject: Re: cmd prompt replacement / enhancement |
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On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:20:58 GMT, bealoid wrote:
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I'm using Windows XP Home.
Are there any freewares that replace or enhance the command prompt?
I'd really like easy ways to cut and paste short text strings to / from that window.
Perhaps a really good, comprehensive, text about the command prompt supplied with WinXPH would be enough; I only recently learnt that you can use wild cards with the command prompt commands. (EG "cd d*" will change to the first directory beginning with d, which is a lot easier than typing documents and setting/etc. ) |
Change your CMD window defaults (via the System menu at the left title bar icon) to quick edit, insert, and autocomplete modes, then see what the mouse right click will do.
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rich
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:06 am Post subject: Re: cmd prompt replacement / enhancement |
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On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:20:58 +0000, bealoid wrote:
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I'm using Windows XP Home.
Are there any freewares that replace or enhance the command prompt? |
I dont know of any freeware - there is *payware* jpsoft 4NT - get the trial and look at the help file.
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| I'd really like easy ways to cut and paste short text strings to / from that window. |
Its already there - *right* click in the window
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| Perhaps a really good, comprehensive, text about the command prompt supplied with WinXPH would be enough; I only recently learnt that you can use wild cards with the command prompt commands. (EG "cd d*" will change to the first directory beginning with d, which is a lot easier than typing documents and setting/etc. ) |
The built in help is not great but make yourself a list of available commands something like
help > c:\<some folder>\help.txt
or for an individual command
help attrib > c:\<some folder\attrib.txt
there is also a list of the commands + syntax at
http://ss64.com/nt/index.html |
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REM
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Toad
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:14 pm Post subject: Re: cmd prompt replacement / enhancement |
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rich wrote:
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On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:20:58 +0000, bealoid wrote:
> I'm using Windows XP Home.
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> Are there any freewares that replace or enhance the command prompt? >
I dont know of any freeware - there is payware jpsoft 4NT - get the trial and look at the help file.
> I'd really like easy ways to cut and paste short text strings to / > from that window.
Its already there - right click in the window >
> Perhaps a really good, comprehensive, text about the command prompt > supplied with WinXPH would be enough; I only recently learnt that > you can use wild cards with the command prompt commands. (EG "cd > d*" will change to the first directory beginning with d, which is a > lot easier than typing documents and setting/etc. )
The built in help is not great but make yourself a list of available commands something like
C:\> help > c:\<some folder>\help.txt
or for an individual command
C:\> help attrib > c:\<some folder\attrib.txt
there is also a list of the commands + syntax at
http://ss64.com/nt/index.html |
For good help, go to Start, Help and Support, then search for Command Line Reference A-Z. Save as Favorite. This has help on all command line stuff and there some other good links in Help and Support too.
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