tweak the current command prompt

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josh

Hi there,

I once saw a guy tweak the command prompt once so the current path was
not showing as in the following example:

C:\Documents and Settings\JOSH.DOMAIN>

was changed to:

Does anyone know how to do this?

Thanks,

Josh Blair
 
$G > (greater-than sign)

Just type prompt $G and hit Enter.

The prompt will only be > until you close cmd.exe.

If you want to change it to > permanently...

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_c.htm

Scroll down to
Command Prompt - Change the command prompt to

To see all the codes, open a command prompt, type prompt /? and hit
Enter.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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And to change back to the normal path prompt, use "prompt $p$g".

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
josh said:
Hi there,

I once saw a guy tweak the command prompt once so the current path was
not showing as in the following example:

C:\Documents and Settings\JOSH.DOMAIN>

was changed to:


Does anyone know how to do this?

Thanks,

Josh Blair
Click to expand...

Command prompt > Properties > Start in: C:\ (or whatever)
 
Try typing > in the Start in box.

C:\ yes, > no.

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Problem with Shortcut
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The folder '>' specified in the Start In box is not valid. Make sure that
the folder exists and that the path is correct.
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OK
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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
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