F3 command?

[Guest]

Hey, I am in XP SP2, so I know when I am using the "cmd" window, it's not
REALLY DOS, but if it looks like DOS and quacks like DOS...

Except, didn't there used to be an "F3" command that would repeat the last
thing you typed into DOS?

It was useful when trying to ping a bunch of addresses in the same class...

You would just hit F3, and then delete the last character or two and retype
that instead of retyping the whole command.

Is there anything analagous anymore?

Thanks!

 

[melvin cotterill]

Yes. Use the "up" arrow.

 

[Bob I]

Up arrow.

 

[Anne]

Hey, I am in XP SP2, so I know when I am using the "cmd" window, it's not
REALLY DOS, but if it looks like DOS and quacks like DOS...

Except, didn't there used to be an "F3" command that would repeat the last
thing you typed into DOS?

It was useful when trying to ping a bunch of addresses in the same
class...

You would just hit F3, and then delete the last character or two and
retype
that instead of retyping the whole command.

Is there anything analagous anymore?

Thanks!

The 'up' arrow on your keyboard?
Keep hitting 'up' and it cycles through the commands you've typed in.

A.

 

[Steve N.]

Hey, I am in XP SP2, so I know when I am using the "cmd" window, it's not
REALLY DOS, but if it looks like DOS and quacks like DOS...

Except, didn't there used to be an "F3" command that would repeat the last
thing you typed into DOS?

It was useful when trying to ping a bunch of addresses in the same class...

You would just hit F3, and then delete the last character or two and retype
that instead of retyping the whole command.

Is there anything analagous anymore?

Thanks!

It's still the same, F3 repeates last command, F1 does the same thing
one character at a time. Also the up arrow does basically the same thing
as F3 except your not limited to the last single command but can scroll
up through all commands passed in that cmd window and down arrow scrolls
back down through them.

What would really be nice is if it retained all commands entered in all
cmd windows such as in Linux terminal windows does. You can close the
terminal window, open another and up arrow & down arrow through previous
commands.

Steve

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Key Function
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Up Arrow Recalls the previous command in the command history
Down Arrow Recalls the next command in the command history
Page Up Recalls the earliest command used in the session
Page Down Recalls the most recent command used
Left Arrow Moves left one character
Right Arrow Moves right one character
Ctrl + Left Arrow Moves left one word
Ctrl + Right Arrow Moves right one word
Home Moves to the beginning of the line
End Moves to the end of the line
Esc Clears the current command
F7 Displays the command history in a scrollable
pop-up box
F8 Displays commands that start with characters
currently on the command line
Alt + F7 Clears the command history



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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Guest]

Awesome! I knew the left and right ones, but the F7 and F8 are cool, too.

Thanks, all!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I've discovered most shortcut keys for any app or Windows by accident. ;-)

It also helps to have a small child or a cat. <LOL>

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[Steve Shattuck]

Except, didn't there used to be an "F3" command that would repeat the last
thing you typed into DOS?

The default settings work exactly the same way as DOS with the DOSKEY
function selected. Try properties in a cmd window and restore the default
or select the appropriate edit functions.

 

[David Candy]

Also tab fills in filenames. It says it's not enabled by default but it is.
Type cmd /? for more on completion.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

How to Enable Automatic Complete for the Command Prompt (Cmd.exe)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;244407

You can also use TweakUI to specify the keyboard function for “filename
completion”, “directory completion and word separators.

TweakUI | Command Prompt

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Command Processor

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[Bob I]

Also F2 would do the trick you were asking about.

Awesome! I knew the left and right ones, but the F7 and F8 are cool, too.

Thanks, all!





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[Guest]

Alright, this is odd...

I don't know what I did, but NOW "F3" is doing exactly what it used to!

I didn't hit TweakUI...

This has been bugging me for MONTHS.

Now I'm wondering if I've only been trying it on one machine, and now I'm
testing on another? Anyway, thanks for the help.

 

[Bob I]

Here it works in "CMD.exe" but not "COMMAND.com".

Alright, this is odd...

I don't know what I did, but NOW "F3" is doing exactly what it used to!

I didn't hit TweakUI...

This has been bugging me for MONTHS.

Now I'm wondering if I've only been trying it on one machine, and now I'm
testing on another? Anyway, thanks for the help.

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