Command: prompt
PROMPT changes the way command prompt appears.
PROMPT is a BATCH-FILE / AUTOEXEC.BAT command.
It can also be used in command line.
Syntax:
PROMPT [Options] [text]
text Specifies a new command prompt.
Options:
Prompt can be made up of normal characters and the following special
codes:
$$ $ (dollar sign)
$_ Carriage return and linefeed
$B | (pipe)
$D Current date
$E Escape code (ASCII code 27)
$G > (greater-than sign)
$H Backspace (erases previous character)
$L < (less-than sign)
$N Current drive
$P Current drive and path
$Q = (equal sign)
$T Current time
$V the FreeDOS command shell version number
Comments:
Type PROMPT without parameters to reset the prompt to the default
setting. PROMPT can also be used outside a batch file.
PROMPT is a command internal to command.com and needs no other file
in order to work.
Examples:
IN A .BAT FILE / AUTOEXEC.BAT:
prompt $p$g This is the same as the default setting
prompt $p$g Please enter a command!
See also:
autoexec.bat
batch files
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