tab key does not expand for more characters on Windows Shell

[Guest wong_powah@yahoo.ca]

After I type a few characters on the Windows 2000 DOS shell, pressing

the <tab> key does not expand for more characters to complete my

typing. Using the same procedure, i.e. pressing the <tab> key on the

Windows XP DOS shell will expand for more characters to complete my

typing.

Please help to fix my Windows 2000 DOS shell tab key problem.

Thanks.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: tab key does not expand for more characters on Windows Shell

 

 

<wong_powah@yahoo.ca> wrote in message

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> After I type a few characters on the Windows 2000 DOS shell, pressing

> the <tab> key does not expand for more characters to complete my

> typing. Using the same procedure, i.e. pressing the <tab> key on the

> Windows XP DOS shell will expand for more characters to complete my

> typing.

> Please help to fix my Windows 2000 DOS shell tab key problem.

> Thanks.

 

DOS could never do this but the "Command Prompt" under

Win2000 can. Launch it like so:

 

cmd.exe /f:on

 

then use Ctrl+F to expand your file & folder names.

[Guest wong_powah@yahoo.ca]

Re: tab key does not expand for more characters on Windows Shell

 

On Jan 16, 11:03 am, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> <wong_po...@yahoo.ca> wrote in message

>

> news:f861e6c8-f819-47a5-b938-e144ffc8fa4b@i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

>

> > After I type a few characters on the Windows 2000 DOS shell, pressing

> > the <tab> key does not expand for more characters to complete my

> > typing. Using the same procedure, i.e. pressing the <tab> key on the

> > Windows XP DOS shell will expand for more characters to complete my

> > typing.

> > Please help to fix my Windows 2000 DOS shell tab key problem.

> > Thanks.

>

> DOS could never do this but the "Command Prompt" under

> Win2000 can. Launch it like so:

>

> cmd.exe /f:on

>

> then use Ctrl+F to expand your file & folder names.

 

It works.

Thanks!

[Guest Sid Elbow]

Re: tab key does not expand for more characters on Windows Shell

 

wong_powah@yahoo.ca wrote:

> On Jan 16, 11:03 am, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

>> <wong_po...@yahoo.ca> wrote in message

>>

>> news:f861e6c8-f819-47a5-b938-e144ffc8fa4b@i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

>>

>>> After I type a few characters on the Windows 2000 DOS shell, pressing

>>> the <tab> key does not expand for more characters to complete my

>>> typing. Using the same procedure, i.e. pressing the <tab> key on the

>>> Windows XP DOS shell will expand for more characters to complete my

>>> typing.

>>> Please help to fix my Windows 2000 DOS shell tab key problem.

>>> Thanks.

>> DOS could never do this but the "Command Prompt" under

>> Win2000 can. Launch it like so:

>>

>> cmd.exe /f:on

>>

>> then use Ctrl+F to expand your file & folder names.

>

> It works.

> Thanks!

 

Thanks from me also.

 

It prompted me to do a CMD.exe /? .... some interesting stuff in there!

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

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"Sid Elbow" <here@there.com> wrote in message

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> wong_powah@yahoo.ca wrote:

>> On Jan 16, 11:03 am, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

>>> <wong_po...@yahoo.ca> wrote in message

>>>

>>> news:f861e6c8-f819-47a5-b938-e144ffc8fa4b@i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

>>>

>>>> After I type a few characters on the Windows 2000 DOS shell, pressing

>>>> the <tab> key does not expand for more characters to complete my

>>>> typing. Using the same procedure, i.e. pressing the <tab> key on the

>>>> Windows XP DOS shell will expand for more characters to complete my

>>>> typing.

>>>> Please help to fix my Windows 2000 DOS shell tab key problem.

>>>> Thanks.

>>> DOS could never do this but the "Command Prompt" under

>>> Win2000 can. Launch it like so:

>>>

>>> cmd.exe /f:on

>>>

>>> then use Ctrl+F to expand your file & folder names.

>>

>> It works.

>> Thanks!

>

> Thanks from me also.

>

> It prompted me to do a CMD.exe /? .... some interesting stuff in there!

 

.. . . such as

cmd /f:on /mode con lines=50

[Guest wong_powah@yahoo.ca]

Re: tab key does not expand for more characters on Windows Shell

 

On Jan 16, 1:50 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> "Sid Elbow" <h...@there.com> wrote in message

>

> news:478e436d$0$15794$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...

>

>

>

> > wong_po...@yahoo.ca wrote:

> >> On Jan 16, 11:03 am, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> >>> <wong_po...@yahoo.ca> wrote in message

>

> >>>news:f861e6c8-f819-47a5-b938-e144ffc8fa4b@i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

>

> >>>> After I type a few characters on the Windows 2000 DOS shell, pressing

> >>>> the <tab> key does not expand for more characters to complete my

> >>>> typing. Using the same procedure, i.e. pressing the <tab> key on the

> >>>> Windows XP DOS shell will expand for more characters to complete my

> >>>> typing.

> >>>> Please help to fix my Windows 2000 DOS shell tab key problem.

> >>>> Thanks.

> >>> DOS could never do this but the "Command Prompt" under

> >>> Win2000 can. Launch it like so:

>

> >>> cmd.exe /f:on

>

> >>> then use Ctrl+F to expand your file & folder names.

>

> >> It works.

> >> Thanks!

>

> > Thanks from me also.

>

> > It prompted me to do a CMD.exe /? .... some interesting stuff in there!

>

> . . . such as

> cmd /f:on /mode con lines=50

 

Thanks!

[Guest Sid Elbow]

Re: tab key does not expand for more characters on Windows Shell

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> . . . such as

> cmd /f:on /mode con lines=50

 

Hmm ... didn't find that last bit (/mode ....) what does it do?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: tab key does not expand for more characters on Windows Shell

 

 

"Sid Elbow" <here@there.com> wrote in message

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> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>

>> . . . such as

>> cmd /f:on /mode con lines=50

>

> Hmm ... didn't find that last bit (/mode ....) what does it do?

 

Sorry, my mistake. Make it

 

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