optimizing the windows command prompt
It is recommended that your Windows Command Prompt is well configured,
having quick edit and insert mode active, a large window buffer size,
and many output columns. Step by step:
1. create a shell shortcut on your desktop:
- open "Start/Programs/Accessories".
- move the mouse over "Command Prompt",
then press right mouse button, and select Copy.
- go to an empty place on the desktop.
- select Paste.
2. on the new desktop shortcut,
- press right mouse button, select Properties.
3. in the Command Prompt Properties, set
- Options: activate QuickEdit and Insert mode
- Font : select 7 x 12
- Layout : Screen buffer size: Width 160, Height 3000
Window size : Width 160, Height 30
4. close Properties by clicking OK.
5. double-click on the Command Prompt icon to open a shell.
With this comfortable command prompt, you can:
- select text anytime with the left mouse button,
then press right button to copy the text to clipboard.
- paste text from the clipboard into the command line
with the right mouse button.
- this window remembers 3000 lines of output, which should be
sufficient for long directory listings and command outputs.
- by pressing the TAB key, filenames are expanded.
for example, instead of typing
dview theverycomplicateddirectoryname
type
dview the
then press the TAB key. or, instead of typing
cd verylongcomplicated\subdirectorystuff\deepdocuments
type
cd very{TAB}\sub{TAB}\deep{TAB}
where {TAB} means pressing the tab key.
working this way can be much faster than with windows explorer,
especially when using the Swiss File Knife.
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