In MS Windows, cmd.exe
is the primary shell access.
The Windows NT Command Shell (Ch2 of “Windows Shell Scripting)
Command-line reference A-Z
An A-Z Index of the Windows NT/XP command line
adjust cmd properties
Stupid Command Prompt Tricks
Speedy cmd-prompt navigation for sub-dirs
enable
Get the most from the command prompt
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/id/180/
Five Windows command prompt tips every IT pro should know - tips, shortcuts, etc. some batchfiles
http://commandwindows.com/tipsandtricks.htm
From a LockerGnome article
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CommandProcessor
.
AutoRun
. The value should be set to CD /D C:\
I haven’t had any luck getting prompt-changes to persist. But I can use the above technique with the setting prompt $G
and have a nice, tidy little prompt.
No idea if you can set the Auto Run? to multiple lines....
CMD /?
for several pages of info
edit *.ini
then hit TAB to iterate through all matches. Use SHIFT+TAB to move to the previous match. This works for partial filenames as you would expect, and in all commands.
how to open an admin-privileged shell
several methods of creating a shortcut for an admin-privileged shell
Ctrl-c
to exit data entry/script-running/etc.
cls
is windows clear
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