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MS-DOS Commands 75
Prompt
' ) Purpose:
Changes the ms-dos command prompt.
<^ Syntax:
prompt [ [ text][ $character]... ]
<^ Comments:
This command lets you change the ms-dos system prompt (for
/*-v example, A> ). If when using the prompt command you do not
type a new value, the prompt is set to the default value, which
includes the default drive designation.
/■"■s You can use the characters in the prompt command to create
special prompts. You must precede each character with a dollar
sign($):
Prompt
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Specify this
character
$
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P
V
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1
b
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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 1 character
RETURN-LINEFEED
A space (leading only)
ascii code X'lB' (escape)
Examples:
The following example sets the drive prompt to drive .current
directory:
prompt $p
Setting your prompt