As a sequel to my previous mail,
here is another tip on MS DOS.
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are you bored by the same old prompt, that look like
c:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP>?
Then get ready to change the look!
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Change the Windows command prompt.

PROMPT [text]

  text    Specifies a new command prompt.

Prompt can be made up of normal characters and the following special codes:

  $Q   = (equal sign)
  $$   $ (dollar sign)
  $T   Current time
  $D   Current date
  $P   Current drive and path
  $V   Windows version number
  $N   Current drive
  $G   > (greater-than sign)
  $L   < (less-than sign)
  $B   | (pipe)
  $H   Backspace (erases previous character)
  $E   Escape code (ASCII code 27)
  $_   Carriage return and linefeed

Type PROMPT without parameters to reset the prompt to the default setting.
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The above explanation must be almost understandable. lets take an example now
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c:\windows> prompt $$

$
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see now you get a prompt that looks like $ used in UNIX

ps: my prompt displays anything typed after prompt as the new prompt!!

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Have you ever missed the HELP in DOS?

here is how you can get it.

type the command you wanted to get help on followed by '/' and '?'

ex:
C:\WINDOWS>cd /?
Displays the name of or changes the current directory.

CHDIR [drive:][path]
CHDIR[..]
CD [drive:][path]
CD[..]

  ..   Specifies that you want to change to the parent directory.

Type CD drive: to display the current directory in the specified drive.
Type CD without parameters to display the current drive and directory.
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Vaishak Suresh
http://www.geocities.com/vaishaksuresh
vaishaksuresh.despammed@com  (interchange . and @)


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