Command: prompt
PROMPT changes the way command prompt appears.
PROMPT is a BATCH-FILE / AUTOEXEC.BAT / FDAUTO.BAT command.
It can also be used in command line.
Syntax:
PROMPT [Options] [text]
Options:
text Specifies a new command prompt.
/? Shows the help.
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, see NANSI.SYS
$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 , where # represents
values.
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 (Same as the default setting) OR:
prompt $p$g Please enter a command! OR:
prompt $p Hello Jim! $g OR:
prompt Hello Jim, you are at: $p$g
When NANSI.SYS is loaded, you can also change the colours:
prompt $p$g$e[1;33;44m for bold (1) / yellow (33) / blue (44).
If you like underline and other colours:
prompt $p$g$e[4;30;46m for underline (4) / red (30) / cyan (46).
See also:
autoexec.bat/fdauto.bat
batch files
command.com/freecom
nansi.sys
Copyright © 2004 Robert Platt, updated 2011 and 2022 by W. Spiegl.
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