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Playing with Prompts
OS : Windows 95/98/NT User Level : Advanced
Ok windows is great, but sometimes you need to dive into the dinosar called DOS (Disk Operating System) you know the thing windows was built off of... the bad thing is its black and white and the prompt C:\> REALLY gets old! The default prompt is C>, but most people have thier prompt look like C:\> well you can add MORE you can add: =, $, time, Dates, Drive, Path, MS-DOS version, >, <, | , and three technical ones that are no fun...unless you are a nerd! To begin goto dos prompt in your start|programs menu. Once there you PROMPT, you get C> (WOW), now type PROMPT $P$G and you get C:\> pretty cool huh? Well to add more stuff just type PROMPT paramaters. The paramaters are: $Q = $$ $ $T Current Time $D Current Date $P Current Drive and Path $V MS-Dos Version $N Current Drive $G > $L < $B | ***** NERDS ONLY ******** $H Backspace (erases previous char) $E Escape Code (ASCII code 27) $_ Carriage return and line feed For a really cool one try: PROMPT THE TIME$Q$T$H$H$H$H$H$H$_$P$G
Updated: March 14, 2001 |
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