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Prompt
Purpose:
Changes the MS· DOS command prompt.
Syntax:
prompt [[ text)[ $character] ... ]
Comments:
This command lets you change the MS·DOS system prompt (for
example, A> ). If when using the prompt command you do not
type a new value, the prompt is set to the default value, which
includes the default drive designation.
You
can use the characters in the prompt command to create
special prompts. You
must precede each character with a dollar
sign
($):
Specify this
character
$
t
d
P
v
n
g
I
b
s
e
Examples:
To get this prompt
The $ character
The current time
The current date
The working directory
of the default drive
The version
number
The default drive
The > character
The
< character
The I character
RETURN·LINEFEED
A space (leading only)
ASCII code X'IB' (escape)
The following example sets the drive prompt to drive:current
directory:
prompt $p
MS-DOS Commands 751
Prompt
Setting your prompt