aka Command Line
In MS Windows, cmd.exe is the primary shell access.
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/
Batch-files
Default Dir
From a LockerGnome article
- If you frequently open a command-line window by typing “cmd” at the Run prompt, you may not be happy with the default directory Windows picks.
- Change it by using Reg Edit? to open
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CommandProcessor. - Make a new String Value and call it
AutoRun. The value should be set toCD /D C:\- Note, always make a backup of your registry? before you modify it!
Help
CMD /? for several pages of info
quick shortcuts
- Pressing arrow up selects a previous command from your command history; similarly, arrow down selects the next command.
- Pressing F7 pops up your command history list.
- You can drag n’ drop files or folders from an explorer window into a command prompt; this inserts the quoted path as if you had manually pasted it.
- Tab completion is fully supported; type
edit *.inithen 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.
Misc Tips
Ctrl-c to exit data entry/script-running/etc.
cls is windows clear
See Also
Programming.CygWin
Programming.Shell
Programming.Bash
Emacs.Emacs#Shell
Programming.Scripting
Windows Shortcuts
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