How keep cmd window open?

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On XP Pro I use a shortcut to execute the command:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ipconfig /all

The behavior I want to change is that immediately after the command is
executed the window is closed, not giving me enough time to look at the
results. How can I keep the window open until I can close it manually?
thanks
krl
 
Use: cmd.exe /k ipconfig /all

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On XP Pro I use a shortcut to execute the command:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ipconfig /all

The behavior I want to change is that immediately after the command is
executed the window is closed, not giving me enough time to look at the
results. How can I keep the window open until I can close it manually?
thanks
krl
 
Click on START> RUN
type in CMD and press enter button

Command window opens and you can keep it open all year.....

Run what you need to and it will not shut down
 
krlund said:
On XP Pro I use a shortcut to execute the command:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ipconfig /all

The behavior I want to change is that immediately after the command is
executed the window is closed, not giving me enough time to look at
the results. How can I keep the window open until I can close it
manually? thanks
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Instead of your command (in the shortcut), change it to:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /k ipconfig /all

Note that if you open a command prompt and type: cmd /?, you get:

CMD [/A | /U] [/Q] [/D] [/E:ON | /E:OFF] [/F:ON | /F:OFF] [/V:ON | /V:OFF]
[[/S] [/C | /K] string]

/C Carries out the command specified by string and then terminates
/K Carries out the command specified by string but remains
/S Modifies the treatment of string after /C or /K (see below)
/Q Turns echo off
/D Disable execution of AutoRun commands from registry (see below)
/A Causes the output of internal commands to a pipe or file to be ANSI
/U Causes the output of internal commands to a pipe or file to be
Unicode
/T:fg Sets the foreground/background colors (see COLOR /? for more info)
/E:ON Enable command extensions (see below)
/E:OFF Disable command extensions (see below)
/F:ON Enable file and directory name completion characters (see below)
/F:OFF Disable file and directory name completion characters (see below)
/V:ON Enable delayed environment variable expansion using ! as the
delimiter. For example, /V:ON would allow !var! to expand the
variable var at execution time. The var syntax expands variables
at input time, which is quite a different thing when inside of a FOR
loop.

Where it is obvious what the /C you were using is to do and the /K I am
suggesting you use does.
 
Why not make a batch file.
Name it ipconfig.bat
Include this...


ipconfig /all
pause


Pause will keep the window open until you
Press any key to continue . . .

Pause
[[Suspends processing of a batch program and displays a message prompting
the user to press any key to continue.]]
 
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