command prompt shortcuts

[Guest Hassan]

What are some shortcut keys as you work in the DOS prompt ?

 

I saw a coworker just type a character or two and get the rest of the

directory name as an example..

 

So instead of typing "cd Program Files" , i think he typed cd P and pressed

some keys to get the rest of the name

 

Would like to know some of these shortcuts

 

Thanks

[Guest Brock Hensley]

Re: command prompt shortcuts

 

TAB.

 

Autocompletion

 

"Hassan" <hassan@test.com> wrote in message

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> What are some shortcut keys as you work in the DOS prompt ?

>

> I saw a coworker just type a character or two and get the rest of the

> directory name as an example..

>

> So instead of typing "cd Program Files" , i think he typed cd P and

> pressed some keys to get the rest of the name

>

> Would like to know some of these shortcuts

>

> Thanks

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: command prompt shortcuts

 

 

"Hassan" <hassan@test.com> wrote in message

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> What are some shortcut keys as you work in the DOS prompt ?

>

> I saw a coworker just type a character or two and get the rest of the

> directory name as an example..

>

> So instead of typing "cd Program Files" , i think he typed cd P and

> pressed some keys to get the rest of the name

>

> Would like to know some of these shortcuts

>

> Thanks

>

 

DOS could never do this - it is a feature of the Command Prompt

under Windows. To enable it you need to launch the command

processor like so:

 

cmd.exe /f:on

 

This is best done in the "Command Prompt" shortcut.

 

When you're in the Command Prompt, you tap the letter "P",

then press Ctrl+F once or several times.

 

Since you're already modifying the Command Prompt, why

not do it like so:

 

cmd.exe /f:on /k mode con lines=50

[Guest Hassan]

Re: command prompt shortcuts

 

Looks like TAB works for me.

 

Not too sure I followed what you are saying ..

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message

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> "Hassan" <hassan@test.com> wrote in message

> news:OkbOTfHNIHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> What are some shortcut keys as you work in the DOS prompt ?

>>

>> I saw a coworker just type a character or two and get the rest of the

>> directory name as an example..

>>

>> So instead of typing "cd Program Files" , i think he typed cd P and

>> pressed some keys to get the rest of the name

>>

>> Would like to know some of these shortcuts

>>

>> Thanks

>>

>

> DOS could never do this - it is a feature of the Command Prompt

> under Windows. To enable it you need to launch the command

> processor like so:

>

> cmd.exe /f:on

>

> This is best done in the "Command Prompt" shortcut.

>

> When you're in the Command Prompt, you tap the letter "P",

> then press Ctrl+F once or several times.

>

> Since you're already modifying the Command Prompt, why

> not do it like so:

>

> cmd.exe /f:on /k mode con lines=50

>

>