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.
  When NANSI.SYS is loaded, PROMPT can also use different foreground /
  background colours with the setting: prompt $e[#;#;#m.
  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!
  When NANSI.SYS is loaded, you can also change the colours:
    prompt $e[1;33;44m for bold / yellow /blue.

See also:

  autoexec.bat
  batch files
  nansi.sys

  Copyright © 2003 Robert Platt, updated 2007 by W. Spiegl.

  This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
  See the file H2Cpying for copying conditions.